"Optional" for who, you(fat chance) or the government? Just like social security was only supposed to be up to $3,000, Hillary's health care plan is only if you don't already have insurance, the AMT was only supposed to affect 20 families.
It's like "targeted tax cuts" all that means is "you ain't gettin' one." I hope you're right, but I don't believe bureaucrats when the say it'll be good for me.
They seem to indicate that states can use non-RFID transmission if they’ve passed laws banning the use of RFID in ID cards (a few states have already done that).
However, those non-RFID cards won’t function as passports.