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1) I do not want to live in a country where the exercise of my basic freedoms require that I identify myself. I believe that I should be free to travel anonymously.
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This really doesn't apply. You are free to travel anonymously. Nobody makes you register at check points or call ahead to tell the government where you're going and when. But if you want to be the one doing the driving, you have to be able to prove that you qualify for that.
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2) If the requirement is identification, and a simple photograph of the face cannot be used (for any reason, injury, religion, insufficient accuracy, etc.) then it seems to me that an attempt should be made to permit an alternative.
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Thats fine, I agree completely that it would be nice to have an alternative. unfortunately we don't have an alternative at the moment. how is the officer who pulled her over supposed to verify a thumbprint or a DNA archive or something like that? A photo is a LOT less offensive than either of those possibilities. I would rather NOT have my fingerprints on file anywhere if I can help it, but a picture is pretty ubiquitous. It's not 100% validation of identity, but it's pretty good for an officer in the field. Those other things are future fantasy and it would be years and cost millions (if not more) to give that to all LEO's in the field.