We don't want a national ID card.
"Papers pliss"
The old giving up liberty for security thing.
How is a National ID any different than things now such as a Social Security Card, a Passport, credit card, birth certificate or any other of the host of ID currently used except that it would be more effective by establishing consistent standards? If you think a National ID reduces personal privacy just check a credit report sometime. What you fear is already a fact only the lack of standards in individual identification makes these outmoded methods susceptible to fraud and identity theft. IMO Current proposals might pave the way for closing some of these gaps.