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To: Ilaine who wrote (20142)	11/15/2001 9:48:50 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 59480

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. << dailynews.yahoo.com