I'm curious...

[conuly]

Because I never understood this.

What's the big deal about national id card = evil? Why do people think that? How is it different from combining a state ID and a social security card? Don't many countries in Europe have a national ID (I don't know, actually...)?

Comments

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

I for one would love a national id card. I don't have a driver's licence and don't see myself getting one in the near future, which has made for many hassles when I try to prove that I am in fact me (just a me without a car.) I suppose some people of a paranoid bent have reservations about being organised into some national registry, but to be realistic, if you've ever had a credit card, a driver's licence, a house, insurance, or a passport, you're only a Google-search away anyway.

[wakasplat.livejournal.com]

If you're in the United States (which I don't know if you are), you should be able to get a State ID Card which is as valid as a driver's license (and looks like one) but does not allow you to drive. That's what I do.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

I'm in Canada, actually - and while I could get one of the new health cards to serve as picture ID, unfortunately not even those are accepted everywhere a driver's licence is. I'm almost tempted to try the driver's test - with no intention to drive afterwards - just to have that permanent ID for the next sixty years.

Thanks for the advice anyway :-)

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Go to the office where you apply for a driver's licence and ask for a B.C.I.D. card. It looks just like a driver's licence and is accepted anywhere a driver's licence is accepted.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-) But even though I'm going to school in BC, I'm actually a legal resident of Ontario. Any clue on whether I'm still eligible for one?

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

You'll have to ask at the motor vehicle office. I think you just have to live here, but don't take my word for it.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll definitely be checking it out.