I've had a lot of deep thoughts in this general direction over the years, and anon is absolutely correct. All of these ID and travel docs are just forms of control, which we did not used to have at all. Makes me all nostalgic in old movies when they drive right up to the plane in a car, kiss mom good-bye, and hand the stewardess their ticket as they board the plane. Just like a bus ticket.
It is the "federal level" control system that we allowed to be put into place, which itself is the noose around our collective necks. Of course these days you won't even get near the plane without that little passport. But it is OUR CONSENT that needs to be withdrawn. David Icke has it right. If we chopped up passports and stop paying taxes en masse, what could they really do about it?
We are the ones who give them this control, by not withdrawing it. It would take a clear mind and firm commitment.