Subject: Re: ID Cards, For What?
Breitbart. OMFG. They're iffy on facts, and extreme right, even compared to Gateway Pundit. Definitely not a credible source.

Personally, I think the government should provide free ID cards to everyone. I recall a poster at TMF (forget who, now) who lived in Detroit and spent a lot of time helping people get IDs. A lot more difficult than one would think. For example, to get a birth record, you usually need an ID. But to get a first-time ID, you usually need a birth record. Assuming the birth record exists (some older folks didn't even have those, having been born at home -for example).

The notion that the ID can be used to vote is stupid. First, you actually have to register to vote. An ID is part of that, but you have to show eligibility (i.e. that you're a citizen). An ID is a necessary, but not sufficient, requirement to register. 1poorkid's ID used to say something about being too young to drink, for example. Easy enough for non-citizens to have on their cards "not eligible to vote".

Plus, if you issue IDs, you know who is here because they'd have to do some sort of paperwork to get the ID. It's not the French Foreign Legion where you just make up a name and are issued an ID with your photo on it.