In addition. because of Congress. abuse of the Social Security system also occurs at the state level such in many states. one cannot get a drivers license. apply for a job. or even receive a birth certificate for ones child. without presenting their Social Security number to a government official. Now Congress is preparing to authorize the use of the Social Security number to verify citizenship for purposes of voting. Opponents of this bill are right to point out that. whatever protections are written in this bill. allowing states to force citizens to present a Social Security number before they can vote will require the augmentation of a national data basesimilar to those created in the Welfare Reform and the Immigration Bills of 1996. Mr. Speaker. clearly we are heading for the day when American citizens cannot work. go to school. have a child. or even exercise their right to vote without presenting what. in effect. is quickly becoming a national I.D. card.
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