If you are resident in the UK go and put your name to the petition against ID cards. The only excuse is if you can come up with a reason why ID cards are a good idea. If you can put it in the comments and if I can’t debunk it in about, ooh, ten minutes then you don’t have to sign up.
To pre-empt you, here is renowned security expert Bruce Schneier on why ID cards are a bad idea, how identification doesn’t necessarily aid security and once more on just what a bad idea national ID cards are.
Cause my wallet isn’t full enough, and it needs one more “wafer thin” card