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By next week, Congress is expected to pass a new national identity law requiring anyone seeking a driver's license to provide a photo ID and birth certificate -- along with proof of state residency, a Social Security card and a secondary document, such as a credit card.

If this is news to you, it may be because it hasn't been debated in the House or Senate. Sponsored by Republicans, it is one of those sneak attacks, tacked to the "supplemental bill," providing emergency funding for our troops and relief for tsunami victims.