Skeptic, I like the way you think!

Toad, once more, my issue is with the idea of being legally REQUIRED to carry it AT ALL TIMES. Why should a citizen have to have a pocket or wallet at all times? This is a pretty severe restriction, because it can often mean foregoing perfectly normal activities (walking in the woods, swimming, rafting, dancing) or having to carry burdensome paraphernalia and/or take the risk of theft.
It is a really sad state of affairs when one can't go out in public without carrying STUFF or when one dare not leave one's valuable papers at home for safekeeping for fear of being stopped by the gestapo --er, police.

Aside from the idea of having to carry it with me all the time, I don't find the idea of a national ID terribly heinous PROVIDED that there is some way to prevent businesses from abusing them (such as wanting to hold them for security).

Frankly, if I have to carry the damned thing all the time, I'd just as soon have an implanted chip which I could somehow disable and enable on demand.

Genie