A National Identity
Within America, arguably on of the world’s most capitalistic societies, big business has always thrived on catering to the convenience of the consumer. Every new product out on the market is “more innovative”, “faster”, “smarter”, “more interactive” and “more convenient” than its predecessor. We as a people seem to have no problem with this, it seems that e buy it as fast as they can sell it. We treat this process the same as any other give and take situation. They make a product, we give a little money, they make a small fortune and somehow we take a product that will make our lives a little easier. Everyday we make a similar tradeoff for the sake of convenience. Whether it’s our money, our services or even our personal information, something is given before anything is received. Think about every time we make a purchase over the phone or via Internet. What about the increasingly popular quick payment options such as the “Mobil Speedpass.” In each case, there was some compromise of personal information for the sake of convenience. And once again, we have no problem with it; give a little, take a little. As a society we seem to have no pro
The idea of a national Identification card has been debated since the 1930s (Ackerman, Rodgers). But in the wake of the recent tragedy of September 11th, a new wave of growing support for the card has arisen. Closely following behind it is the backlash of fear that individual civil liberties would ultimately be lost. But what they fail to realize is that carrying the card could actually work toward preserving liberty and privacy (Scheer). Just as commerce works in a give and take fashion, an optional national identity card could be used in a similar way, offering a similar kind of tradeoff. “A little less anonymity for a lot more security.”(Dershoitz) Anyone who had the card could be allowed to pass through airports or building security more expeditiously, and anyone who opted out could be examined much more closely. Though there are many who are instinctively skeptical of such tradeoffs, I support a national identity card with a chip that can match the holder's fingerprint. It could be effective in reducing the need for other law-enforcement mechanisms, such as racial and ethnic profiling, which pose even greater dangers to civil liberties than a card (Welsh). Secondly, the fear of an intrusive government can be addressed by setting criteria for any official who demands to see the card. Even without a national card, people are always being asked to show identification. The existence of a national card will not change the rules about when ID can properly be demanded. It is true that the card would facilitate the deportation of illegal immigrants. But President Bush has proposed giving legal status to many of the illegal immigrants now in this country (Ackerman, Rogers). And legal immigrants would actually benefit from a national ID card th
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