Letter: Card-carrying citizenship
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.I HAVE been a solicitor for 45 years. By definition, I support the rule of law. However, there comes a point when laws passed by a legislature which is also the executive become merely oligarchic. As Nick Cohen writes in his article and Will Hutton in his book The State We're In, there are no checks in the British non-constitution upon the power of Parliament.
We all carried ID cards in the 1939 war, because we recognised the demands of national emergency, but I remember the pleasure with which we burnt them after. Today, the requirement to carry an identity card would achieve the apotheosis of the present oligarchy to a police state.
M W Evans
Dunfermline, Fife
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments