Okay, then we don't need a National ID card in the first place. This is a silly argument.
National ID cards are basically just more efficient,
Of course, this is the very same government that can't manage elections satisfactorily. It can't even keep dead people and pets from voting.
Plus, they will help identify aliens for tracing purposes and deter illegal alien labor.
We could do that now - but the politicians simply don't want to. What makes you think they'll do it after a National ID Card is in place?
He surprised me--I thought he would be totally against any increased id security, etc.
Yeah, what a "surprise" that he's for increased government powers.
Give me a break.
Now, now, now; I'm sure that it would quite effectively prevent dead people and pets from voting Republican.