Although some countries have national ID cards, there has been considerable debate over their use here in the United States. According to Eliot (2009), the first driver's license came into effect in New York in 1910 (p. 11). Other states have followed suit. The Social Security Act passed in the 1930s required all citizens to have a unique nine-digit number to receive Social Security benefits. (SocialSecurity.gov, para 1) Today, it is common knowledge that all employers are required to request and verify a Social Security number upon commencement of employment. According to Rotenberg, federal discussions related to the national ID card took place several times before the attempt in 2005. Citing government documents, Rotenberg (2008) states: In 1971, the National ID Administration's task force social security on the social security number refused to transform the number into an identity card. In 1973, the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare's Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems again rejected the creation of a national identifier.... (p.1) The same source points out that two additional study commissions and an attorney general also rejected attempts to "create a national identity system." (P 2) Then, in 1993, President Clinton advocated a “health security card”; but the effort stopped. (Rotenberg, 2008, p.2) These examples clearly show that the federal government had been trying to obtain a national ID card well before the September 11 terrorist attack. The True Identity Act of 2005. From the preceding discussion, it is clear that in addition to the second... middle of article......evaluation of quantitative and qualitative research methods (pp. 3-17). Lanham, MD: University Press of America.technovelgy. (2011). Characteristics of successful biometric identification methods. Retrieved from http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Technology-Article.asp?ArtNum=11The Sun Times, (April 14, 2011). More than 1,700 fake driver's licenses seized at O'Hare Airport. The Sun Times Retrieved from http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/4830764-418/story.htmlU.S. Congress. (2005, 5 5). By accepting the conference report. Washington, DC: US ​​Congress. US vs. Pool, 09-10303 (UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT 9 10, 2010). Wambaugh, J. (1989). The bloody one. In J. Wambaugh, The Blooding (p. 202). New York: Perigord Press Book. Yin, RK (2009) Case study research: design and methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc...