Re: OOC: Identicard discussion
Well that's actually not a bad approach I'd say. Even without Psi Corps, Earth Gov would still definitely want any telepaths to be registered, and to know their capabilities. The more powerful the telepath the more dangerous they could be (or at least I imagine that was the reasoning)
Certainly law enforcement organizations would definitely need to be aware of their potential to cause harm, so as to be prepared to deal with that eventuality. Thus testing for P rating/telekinesis etc would be a necessity 'in the interest of public safety' or somesuch. Of course, that's undoubtedly part of what the Psionic Monitoring Commission and the Bureau of Telepathic Integration came into existence to do.
The Random Scans by the PMC were definitely cannon, in fact they were an important plot point in an episode of Crusade. It was shown that the Monitor sent to scan Lt Matheson,who was only known as Mr Jones, did abuse his authority and scan more deeply than his mandate allowed. He went so far as to recommend that Lt Matheson be forced to return to Earth for retraining for only what he considered 'minor' infractions.
They would have to set boundaries for telepathic interaction with mundanes, and from what I can tell they were apparently strict and rigidly enforced. Most likely no physical contact and no telepathic scans or use of other telepathic abilites was allowed at all, except with written permission from the person receiving the scan, most likely a legally binding contract stipulating precisely what was being agreed upon. Signed by both parties and a witness.
Rules for military/government types would be similar, but even MORE strict, since confidential and proprietary information was involved. My guess would be that any interaction between telepaths and military or government 'mundane' employees would likely only be done in the presence of a witness or multiple witnesses, and be recorded and subject to review at any time. The telepath's access would also, very likely be limited to what was deemed 'necessary' for their job. I should think there would be a limit on how far they could go in the military and/or government.
Of course, this would only apply to HUMAN telepaths, those other races who were lucky enough to have telepaths among them would have their own sets of rules, or not.
P.S: Yes I agree, the final season was a bit rushed, but that's because there was a LOT JMS wanted to do and only so many episodes to do it in. He really had another entire season worth of stuff he could/should have been allowed to do.