National_ID_Cards__Civil_Liberties_Endangered

National ID Cards: Civil Liberties Endangered National ID Cards: Civil Liberties Endangered The contemplation of a National Identification System (“NIDS”) by our government is not a new topic of discussion. The September 11 attacks; however, aroused new concern and consequently pushed consideration for the development of a NIDS into the spotlight once again. Now, two years later, the reality of creating a NIDS is there, and its advantages and disadvantages are still being debated. It is a very touchy and controversial subject, which I feel very strongly about. Those concerned with civil liberties adamantly oppose the idea of every American Citizen being required to have a national ID card. Regardless of what adversaries might be inclined to believe, national ID cards would breach our rights of privacy and spawn the further degradation of our sense of security. As Americans, one of our greatest civil liberties is that of privacy. If we give the government the power to track our every move at any given time, the threat of Big Brother becomes more real than ever. The government and other officials would have the power to connect to a database, national, id, cards, security, nids, system, liberties, civil, card, sec, people, new, identity, about, thierer, rights, problems, privacy, out, information, government, cpsr, computer, work, very, using, through, technology, suspicion, support, social, should, sense, relying, officials