by Glenn Littrell
(archived from www.glennlittrell.org)

All of these examples are OPTIONAL! In other words you show the Police officer your ID as part of the agreement you made when you obtained your drivers license. A drivers license is a privilege, not a right. But even in that case you only have to show it when you are pulled over for an infraction, not because of your color, nationality or the way you look, hopefully.
With the exception of the signing for drugs all the other examples are things you choose to do and the requirements are not law, they are established by those businesses. If you don't want to show your ID to your doctor then don't, change doctors. You can't be arrested for it. And surely you won't be detained because you left your ID at home.
In the case of the pharmaceuticals it is because you are obtaining a controlled substance, not just walking down the street.
There is a difference between these examples and the Arizona law, more legal immigrants and citizens will be stopped because of this law than illegal's.This law does nothing [new] to control our borders or stop illegal immigration. It is meant to, or at least will result in, the targeting of non-whites in general.

The above is in response to the following e-mail:

----- Original Message -----
I'm a legal American citizen and I must show my ID when:

1. Pulled over by the police.
2. Making purchases on my department store credit card.
3. When I show up for a doctor's appointment. 4. When filling out a credit card or loan application. 5. When applying for or renewing a driver's license or passport.   6. When applying for any kind of insurance.    7. When filling out college applications. 8. When donating blood.9. When obtaining certain prescription drugs.
10. When making some debit purchases, especially
        if I'm out of state.
11. When collecting a boarding pass for airline or train travel.
I'm sure there are more instances, but the point is that we citizens of the USA are required to prove who we are nearly every day!
Why should people in this country illegally, be exempt!!!!!
Why shouldn't we guard our borders as closely as every other country in the world does?
                               Go ARIZONA !!!