Dianne Feinstein is at it again. This time she’s teaming up with Larry Ellison to impose national ID cards on all of us. See:

ID card idea attracts high-level support.

Hey I’ve got an idea: how about we use the ID card system we already have in place! We each already have Social Security numbers, Drivers Licenses, State-issued ID cards and Visas, Passports and Green Cards to identify foreigners.

Implementing a National ID card system is a lose-lose situation for Americans that would drain millions of dollars from our budget without actually providing the American people with any additional protection.

At least Ellison is finally admitting that he’s not really agreeing to donate much of anything. I hope our government doesn’t fall for this shenanigan, or we’ll all pay the price.

Here’s an excerpt from the story mentioned above where Ellison tried to defend himself:

Shalini Chowdhary, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan, said the U.S. government could end up spending more than $3 billion on computer chips, hardware, software and services that go into creating so-called “smart” ID cards.

Ellison said that if he does donate the software, maintenance and upgrades won’t be free.

“I don’t think the government has any trouble paying for the labor associated with the software,” he said. “I made this offer not because the government can’t afford to pay for the software, but because I shut up the critics who were saying, `Gee, Larry Ellison wants to build a national database because he wants to sell more databases,’ which is pretty cynical and bizarre. What’s in it for me is the same thing that’s in it for you: a safer America.”