Schweitzer Tells Feds
They Can Go to Hell Montana Defies DHS Chief Chertoff on Real ID
By Pat Hill
A dramatic standoff took place recently between the state of Montana and the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. Armed with a law passed unanimoulsy by the state legislaure, which rejected the rquirements of the federal Real ID Act of 2005, Gov. Schweitzer defied the feds, saying publicly they could “go to hell.” Montana, though, after a face-saving maneuver pulled by DHS chief Michael Chertoff, officially joins the long list of states officially complying with Real ID. READ MORE
