Federal ID plan raises privacy concerns - CNN.com
I think we should have national ID cards, because the current system of proving ID using 50 different state-issued driver's licenses and social security cards is ridiculous. Driving? Social Security? How about a card that is designed for the right purpose for a change? But the details of this proposal are a little Orwellian, what with the data banks and all.

Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act.