I like it. Its not as if U.S. states don't, as a practical matter, require government issued identification. I envision (I'm not the only one for sure) somethi

I like it. Its not as if U.S. states don't, as a practical matter, require government issued identification. I envision (I'm not the only one for sure) something like the Madison Project [1], i.e., an online voting platform where people can discuss and vote on legislation, regulations, budgets, etc., in their jurisdiction (and submit edits and amendments), while allowing anonymous or pseudo-anonymous participation and allowing people to prove they're electors, political party members, etc., for users' filtering. So we can invest our time and energy in exhausting discussions with anonymous people, knowing they have a stake in the outcome and that we're not wasting our time on a discussion with someone who has absolutely no incentive to seek a successful solution. This provides a missing piece. Only a government-issued digital ID can provide sufficient reliability and trustworthiness for such an application. [1] http://opengovfoundation.org/the-madison-project/ http://opengovfoundation.org/the-madison-project/