Chertoff tells states, "Grow up" - Montana governor says, "Rebel against Feds".

Someone in government is finally telling a federal agency and the congress to stuff it. Montana Governor Schweitzer "declared independence Friday from a federal identification rule and called on governors of 17 other states to join him in forcing a showdown with the federal government which says it will not accept the driver's licenses of rebel states' citizens starting May 11."

Last year Montana passed a law saying it would not comply, citing privacy, states' rights and fiscal issues and in his letter to other governors, Schweitzer makes clear he's not going to ask for an extension.

For his part, Schweitzer struck back at DHS statements he obviously considers arrogant.
"I take great offense at this notion we should all simply 'grow up'," Schweitzer wrote, referring to Thursday remarks from DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff about border rules regarding Canada. Schweitzer says those remarks "reflect DHS continued disrespect for the serious and legitimate concerns of our citizens."

A DHS policy maker suggested earlier this week that Real IDs could be required to buy cold medicine and for employment verification.

Schweitzer's letter went out to the governors of Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington.

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