Even state IDs aren’t generally mandatory in theory, they are mandatory for specific purposes. Like most proposed national IDs. Like Passports. Like Real ID. Like EDL. Like Military ID. Like…
> The question is whether the U.S. federal government can require all U.S. residents to get, carry, and provide a national form of identification.
No, its not. Literally no one is advocating that. Its actually pretty well established that even states, while they can require you to use ID for a whole lot of purposes, but can’t mandate that you carry and produce one generally.
Even state IDs aren’t generally mandatory in theory, they are mandatory for specific purposes. Like most proposed national IDs. Like Passports. Like Real ID. Like EDL. Like Military ID. Like…
> The question is whether the U.S. federal government can require all U.S. residents to get, carry, and provide a national form of identification.
No, its not. Literally no one is advocating that. Its actually pretty well established that even states, while they can require you to use ID for a whole lot of purposes, but can’t mandate that you carry and produce one generally.