ID now needed to buy drain cleaner in Illinois, but you can still vote without one.

How bizarre is it that you have to show an ID to buy drain cleaner, cigarettes and cold medicine, but you can elect a President with your signature?

One of Illinois' new laws requires consumers to reach for their identification as well as their cash when they have a clogged drain.

The law that took effect Sunday requires a valid identification to buy products containing chemicals listed within the Federal Caustic Poison Act in concentrations that require the warning "causes severe burns" on the packaging. Targeted substances include hydrochloric and sulfuric acids.

Purchasers also must sign a log with their name and address.

"We're looking at Drano, Liquid-Plumr -- those are the big ones," Rep. Rich Morthland, R-Cordova, said.

File this under nanny-state on steroids.