Would you support National ID cards?

[dead0man]

In the form of standardized state ID/driver's licenses?  Sure, why not?

[dead0man]

No.  In what possible way is that consistent with human freedom?  You shouldn't need an ID except for a particular purpose like if you want to drive.

I don't understand how it takes away any freedoms.  Especially if it is just your driver's license, standardized across all the states.  Perhaps it doesn't bother me because I've been carrying a Fed Govt ID card since 1994 and I don't recall it ever taking away any of my freedoms.  I could not get behind forcing them on people that don't want them, but I'm not really seeing the issue, especially if you're already "in the system" with a SS number, drive a car, travel, purchase things with plastic, live a modern life.

[dead0man]

If you aren't required to have one, what's the point?  The whole idea is so the government can know who you are and easily keep track of you, isn't it? 

I think the whole point is that American's can easily identify themselves as a specific citizen to the various people that might require that information.  In a standardized way.  ID's don't (and can't) be used to "track" you.  At least not in the "Big Brother always knows exactly where you are because of GPS voodoo of some kind" way.