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> I have a passport, I have a drivers license. There are individuals who have both of those identifications and a Tribal Nation identity card and a Veteran Heal
by jcranmer 3y ago
> I have a passport, I have a drivers license. There are individuals who have both of those identifications and a Tribal Nation identity card and a Veteran Health Identification Card too. Four different forms of ID for the same person - can those each be used once?
The point of government ID is that you have a complete government registry of allowed people, and ID cards are used to prove your association to that registry. For example, when I go to vote, there is a master list of everyone who is eligible to vote, and my name gets checked off the list. If I tried to vote again, well, my name is already checked off the list and I don't get to vote again because of that.
Or put differently, proof of identity isn't the same of proof authorization. ID cards prove identity; some other mechanism needs to prove authority to access the resource, and if necessary, it's that mechanism that prevents repeat access.
- andrewaylett 3y agoThere's no need for ID for that use, either, no matter what the UK government claims. A list of voters, and when someone comes in you cross their name off the list. If it turns out they were lying, you'll find out when the actual voter turns up.