New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a plan on Wednesday that would establish a DNA or fingerprint database to [a href="vny!://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/24/D8HQE6B80.html"]track and verify all legal U.S. workers[/a].
The mayor said DNA and fingerprint technology could be used to create a worker ID database that will 'uniquely identify the person' applying for a job, ensuring that cards are not illegally transferred or forged.
Bloomberg compared his proposed federal identification database to the Social Security card, insisting that such a system would not violate citizens' privacy and was not a civil liberties issue.
How does he manage to rationalize that, I wonder. Seems fairly obvious that it does jeopardize civil rights.