I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. – James Madison
Coming to a country nearby today (ours) REAL ID.
The government wants us all to have a number in their national data base – a REAL ID. You would not be able to do anything basically without your ID card. Proponents of this system see only the benefits. But, there is a really big downside that I see. The technology that is proposed, can be hacked (what can’t be hacked?), the information could easily be misused by the government (and others), and would create another giant bureaucracy, costing the taxpayers (that’s you and me) millions of dollars. Remember , if you want something really screwed up, just get the government to do it.
Next, they will want to chip us all. This sounds really far fetched, but is do-able right now and has actually been proposed in some cases. Another slippery slope we don’t need to slide down. As I have said before , the government is not my mommy. And the person that tries to chip me will be wearing it up his ass.
