Tessera, National ID card

I have recently started exchanging e-mail with the Technology Writer for the Dallas Morning News (Tom Steinert-Threlkeld). He is interested in new angles for Clipper/Tessera articles. He is currently looking for opinions on whether Tessera (or a sibling) will be/could be used in the U.S. Card mentioned in yesterday's RISK column. If you have anything you would like to say about this, send it to me. I will collect the replies and forward them to Tom. Indicate in your reply if you want me to withhold your name/eaddr. Jim_Miller@suite.com