The premise of the Civil War storyline involves the introduction of a Superhuman Registration Act in the United States.
The act requires any person in the United States with superhuman abilities to register with the federal government as a "human weapon of mass destruction", reveal his/her true identity to the authorities, and undergo proper training. Those who sign also have the option of working for S.H.I.E.L.D., earning a salary and benefits such as those earned by other American civil servants. Characters within the superhuman community in the Marvel Universe split into two groups: one advocating the registration as a responsible obligation (and the villains who join this side for the "get out of jail" card) and the other opposing the law on the grounds that it violates civil liberties and the protection that secret identities provide. Luke Cage (previously the second Power Man), an African American, compared registration to slavery, and did so to Iron Man's face. Others compare the act to the norms under which the police and soldiers operate.
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