The US doesn't and probably will never have eID, for several reasons: 1. The US does not have a compulsory national ID. No, Social Security is in fact opt-in,

The US doesn't and probably will never have eID, for several reasons: 1. The US does not have a compulsory national ID. No, Social Security is in fact opt-in, it's just that these days most people are opted in without their consent. Passports are clearly optional. 2. The US is unique in the states/federal struggle, which has been ongoing since before 1776. One of the reasons REAL ID will never get adopted is because many states fight strongly against it. 3. There is a real question of jurisdiction. Does the Constitution grant the right for the federal government to force citizens to have an ID? If you invoke the supremacy clause, the states will invoke the 10th amendment right back at you :) 4. Do you really want the US to have a federal ID database? Between the Hillary emails, the OPM hack, and the general spirit in which the federal government seems to be operating, the last thing I'd want is for them to have more power.