Threat of National ID essays

Threat of National ID essays In William Safires The Threat of National ID, Safire argues against a National ID Card, that he says will be used by zealots as the holy grail of snoopery. Safire bases his argument around a comparison of a lost pet with newly developed chips implanted underneath their skin that would let animal shelters alert owners, of their pets whereabouts. In comparison, Safire says of the cards, it would be like making everybody in the United States under penalty of law to carry what the totalitarians used to call papers. Safire seems to strongly appose the ID card, and rightfully so. I believe that like Safire says, In time the card would contain not only a fingerprint, description of DNA and the details of your eyes iris, but a host of other information about you. The reason proponents think these cards should be created is to help prevent future incidences like those that occurred on September 11, 2001. My personal opinion is that this card would not stop these events from occurring. The hijackers of the planes on 9/11 had passports, this goes beyond our National ID to International ID and it still could not stop them. Also I feel that even if the government was effective in not giving these cards to terrorists, they could still obtain them just as they do passports, birth certificates and other forms of identification by both legal and illegal means. Here are another couple of thoughts to ponder. What happens if these cards get stolen or lost? Would I have to wait in an airport like Tom Hanks in the film The Terminal, would I be denied a job or be placed in custody because of what someone who had stolen my card had did while in its possession? If the card isnt returned after being lost, there will have to be a lot of expensive security measures to make sure I am the one who receives a replacement, and not my ...