Not at all. But how does that solve the issue of minorities not having I.D? If they can't produce a passport, or a driver's license and birth certificate, or find it impossible to obtain such things because of a lack of transportation, how will they prove who they are to get the Federal I.D.? How will they get to the Federal office to apply? Or are you suggesting they should just be mailed out? No picture? No, they need to present themselves to that office in person. And will there be a database that insures that only eligible voters in a particular election not participate in one they aren't eligible for? Now we're getting into creating a whole new agency when local I.D.was sufficient before. And states are in charge of selecting their Federal representatives anyways. There is no national Federal election.