... in the United States when merely existing guaranteed a person "certain unalienable rights". The Coalition of the Frightened has taken most of that away, and are fighting for the power to remove the rest.
Still, most of us hold onto that ideal, which is what TB meant by "...so much wrong with that concept..."
On the other hand, a single document might be more efficient than the sheaf most Americans need to keep handy to prove that they meet various conditions placed upon their liberty:
birth certificate
Social Security card
driver's license
proof of auto insurance
proof of taxes paid (in some states, in order to register one's vehicle)
vehicle registration
proof that said vehicle(s) passed annual inspection
voter registration certificate
proof of current address (in order to register to vote, and to get a library card -- yet another document to carry...)
proof of employment and a recent pay voucher (in order to rent a car without a credit card)
copies of utility bills, income tax returns, and more pay vouchers (in order to apply for a loan)
And now, a passport in order to leave the country!
Which system makes more sense, TB?
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- We already have a fully functional ID card
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