... they can't really test how effective the system is ...
Effective at what? Preventing people from traveling?
The whole exercise ignores the question of whether the Executive Branch
has the power to make a list of citizens (or lawfully admitted non-citizens)
and refuse those people their
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-22-hitech-passport_x.htm
USA Today
Microchip passport critics say ID theft possible
The Associated Press
The United States hasn't issued any microchip-equipped passports yet, but
as the Department of State tests different prototypes, the international