Well, that  didn't take long.

CNN is running a peice about iris scanners  being used in New York.  You don't have to guess where the money is coming from and what it will eventually be used for, as the state's cards are in full view:

"Police put the price tag at $500,000, paid for through a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant, which raises the question whether the device could be potentially used an anti-terrorism tool.

"That's not our intention here, but it has potential," Kelly said. "Just like all technology has potential for growth, for innovation, for development," he added. "But right now, this is simply a process to help us better identify someone and prevent us from making mistakes.""

Big Sis has also indicated that the state wishes to create a national biometric ID under the guise of a 'trusted traveler'  program:

"Napolitano told industry leaders that biometric identification, such as retinal scanning and thorough background checks will expedite the screening of 80,000 passengers who participate in "trusted traveler" programs, the department said."(emphasis mine)

And we already have a few organizations calling for increased cataloging of the sheeple, via retinal scans :

"Some propose alternatives. The Allied Pilots Association and FlyersRights.org, say the TSA should use biometric technology instead. Biometric technology uses a fingerprint or a retinal scan to verify a person's identity."

Keep an eye out for more talk of retina scanners in the coming days and weeks.  It will be proposed as a less invasive option to TSA fondlings and porno-scans, but will only be one more step to the total and ultimate police state.