[wingman]

Hillary Calls for National ID Card

Saying that she is strongly opposed to "illegal immigrants," New York Sen. Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that she would support a national identification card for U.S. citizens if other measures to keep illegals out of the country failed.

"I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants," Clinton told WABC Radio's John Gambling. Then, a few moments later, the Democratic Party presidential front-runner added, "We might have to move towards an ID system even for citizens."

Clinton said she would support a national ID card as part of an overall effort to improve the U.S.'s national security.

"Clearly, we have to make some tough decisions as a country," the top Democrat warned. "And one of them ought to be coming up with a much better entry and exit system so that if we're going to let people in for the work that otherwise would not be done, let's have a system that keeps track of them."

Asked specifically if she favored a national identification system, Clinton said she would support "at least a visa ID, some kind of an entry and exit ID. And, you know, perhaps, although I'm not a big fan of it, we might have to move towards an ID system even for citizens."

Sen. Clinton, whose husband opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants in 1996 in hopes of naturalizing them in time for that year's presidential election, complained that too many Americans are employing illegals.

"People have to stop employing illegal immigrants," she told WABC. "I mean, come up to Westchester, go to Suffolk and Nassau counties, stand on the street corners in Brooklyn or the Bronx [and] you're going to see loads of people waiting to get picked up to go do yard work and construction work and domestic work. You know, this is not a problem that the people coming into the country are solely responsible for. They wouldn't be coming if we didn't put them to work."

[foghornl]

The solution is simpler than that, *******..

SECURE THE BORDERS!

[Harold Mayo]

She's just mad because everyone else has illegals as maids and lackeys while she can't really do it since she wants the Hispanic vote...

National ID Card? God, I hope not. Talk about a REGIME...

The Gestapo will be asking for our papers while holding us at gunpoint before too long.

[Mike Irwin]

I'd settle for a national CCW ID card... :)

[TarpleyG]

It's called a PASSPORT, Hitlary!!! IF you want to leave or enter the country, you should have one. If not, don't get one and don't leave but it is still voluntary.

GT

[meathammer]

We already have a National I.D. card....it's called a Social Security Number. :scrutiny:

[CZ-75]

Maybe she'd just settle for having an ID # tatooed on everyones forearm. :uhoh:

[biere]

I was thinking passport as well, it is the national id for useage when entering or leaving this country.

Use what is already in place, no way do I want more.

If she asks again I will mention how I want less where laws, registration, taxes, and other things are concerned. Less of her would be ok as well.

And lets seal the borders, that should take the rest of the air out her lungs.

[Waitone]

I'm really a simple-minded product of the public education system.

If Hillary is in favor of it, I'm opposed to it.

[Atticus]

"I'd settle for a national CCW ID card... "

I agree. A national ID card that comes along with the Constitutional rights we're supposed to have anyway.

[Carlos]

I'd settle for a national CCW ID card...

Now you're talkin. :)

[DeltaElite]

The true question is........ Will a National ID card help me to cash my checks at the grocery store?

I don't like the idea of a national anything, but most of us already have drivers licenses, which is nearly the same thing, but on a state level.

I see it coming, just a matter of time as the paranoia over terrorism rises.

[Matthew Courtney]

How is a piece of paper going to secure thousands of miles of border? Talk about "feel good" legislation.

[citizen]

Well, at least now she's revealed the level of ignorance she's willing to operate and appeal to now.....:neener:

[Hazwaste]

I'm against national CCW. This is supposed to be a republic made up of sovereign states. If we're willing to put up with having to license our right to bear arms via state CCW, then the only role the national govt. should have in CCW is to enforce universal recognition of state CCW via its responsibilities under the commerce clause.

Of course, I'm mostly chapped that I need permission from anyone to exercise a fundamental right.

[another okie]

How would a national ID card keep people from employing illegal aliens? It's already illegal to do so, and employers have to check for proof of citizenship. Most folks who employ illegal aliens either hire those that have false papers or pay cash off the books. Both option would still be available.

[Navy joe]

Opposed to illegal immigrants unless of course their illegal loved ones died in September 11, then they can stay she says. Funny how the news is all hot about the Canuck border but you don't hear much from the other one.

[Sodbuster]

although I'm not a big fan of it
Therefore and thusly, my friends and I won't be getting one.

[Zander]

National ID Card? God, I hope not. Talk about a REGIME...Couldn't agree more!

Any database will be misused. In fact, there is no functional difference between forcing American citizens to carry "National ID cards" and Hitler's regime forcing Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and other "undesirables" to bear stigmata.

I will not carry an "ID card" anymore than I will allow the fed.gov to tattoo my left arm with a federal ID.

But make no mistake...unless we defy this process with all our reason and will , we'll have to counter the acceptance of the sheeple because they have a predisposition to believe that the fed.gov can provide "safety" for the general populace.

The way to defeat this pernicious, dangerous proposal is twofold:

1.Communicate directly with our federal representatives and senators that;

2. The burden to identify threats to our country must apply the criteria for identification of [b]real dangers, not strip-searching grandmothers and Medal-of Honor winners when they are attempting to board domestic flights.

Spend our tax dollars on ID'ng the real threats to our society instead of punishing all honest citizens for being just that...honest citizens and taxpayers.

In short, we must insist that those whom we have elected are responsible for keeping our representative republic alive. That means that we will not accept a Nazi-like proposal for ID'ing us under any circumstances.