I have to say. I'm in favour of them. I know there are worries about big brother and id. But
I worked jn retail banking for years. I saw first hand the issues people had everyday with valid id. I regulatory told people to apply for a passport (even if they didn't travel) as it was "fairly good value"for a ten year id.
I have also lived in several European countries and id cards where standard and no one raised an eyebrow.