WERE YOU AWARE THAT MOST NATIONS HAVE A NATIONAL ID?
It’s true. For a quick lesson in how many countries issue a National ID for their citizens, do a Google search for “national id” and click on images. Hundreds of nations issue ID cards for their citizens, to differentiate them from non-citizens and ensure that national benefits and rights are extended to their citizens, and that they are not removed as non-citizens.
For all of us civil libertarians, who abhor ‘Big Brother’ tracking our every move and knowing what we are doing in life, the thought of a National ID card has been a very sore subject for decades. We have simply rejected any mention of it at every turn.
Yet, we live in a nation where liberals create problems, then create solutions to those problems, which create bigger problems–perpetuating the escalating cycle of government intrusion and bureaucratic expansion.
Because we are overrun with non-citizens who seek American citizen rights and privileges–like voting, welfare benefits, employment, etc.–and because the left has been pushing so hard to make those rights and privileges available to non-citizens, we must seriously consider the reality that we must now provide all Americans with federal government issued identification. Those who hold the ID are extended the rights and privileges of US citizens, and those who do not hold it are not. It’s really that simple.
Of course, those who are in favor of open borders and who have a desire to dilute the status of US citizenship will hate the idea. They will decry a National ID as being exclusive, discriminatory, and limiting. They will tell us that there will be a few citizens who have difficulty obtaining a National ID, and therefore, no one should have it (like a Voter ID card, for example).
We are at the point that we can make a National ID card that is nearly impossible to replicate. A biometric database (fingerprint or retina scan) can quickly identify anyone who is asked to produce his ID, but left it in his other wallet.
Again, critics will argue that those who are unable to obtain a Nation ID will be discriminated against, and illegal aliens will be deported. Of course, every nation on the earth defines its borders and only allows certain people within its borders (try to visit Canada or Sweden without their permission, and you’ll see how archaic America has become), and America should be no different. To those who fear that illegals will be discovered through this process, all I can say is–you’re right. That is exactly what will happen.
By James Thompson. James holds a doctoral degree, and is a political commentator and professional ghostwriter.
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