Well, I see Nino doesn't like National ID cards.
>>Scalia Dislikes National ID Card Idea
By SCOTT CHARTON, Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that if Americans were asked to vote on creating a national identification card, he would probably cast his ballot against the idea.
Scalia offered remarks after a speech at the University of Missouri on Wednesday, expressing skepticism about an ID card and humorously brushing aside a question about whether anthrax jitters had reached the high court after spores were found in its mailroom.
``Piece of cake. We're tough - we have to stand up to press criticism,'' he said, drawing laughter and applause.
During the question-and-answer session after the speech, Scalia was asked whether a national identification card would violate citizens' privacy rights. He replied that the Fourth Amendment doesn't mention a national ID card.
But he reminded the audience that citizens are always free to propose constitutional amendments.
``If you think it's a bad idea to have an identity card, persuade your fellow citizens'' through the amendment process, rather than asking courts to make policy, he said.
If such a popular vote were held on allowing national ID card, ``Personally, I'd probably vote against it,'' Scalia told the audience of about 350.
In New York, an anti-terrorism committee created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks planned to call for creation of a national ID card system, its chairman said. The Bush administration has yet to take a position on the cards.
Scalia, 65, is a strong conservative who was nominated by President Reagan and sworn in Sept. 26, 1986. <<
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