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January 16, 2008

I knew there was something I liked about Montana

Those wacky libertarians-at-Cato pointed me to an editorial in the Great Falls Tribune concerning REAL ID. Here are some excerpts (I've added emphasis):

We weren't surprised Friday by reports that the federal government has further delayed implementation of the REAL ID act, which U.S. Sen. Jon Tester calls a "textbook Washington boondoggle."

[snip]

So troublesome is the act that both chambers of Montana's quarrelsome Legislature voted unanimously to outlaw it.

[snip]

REAL ID would create federal standards for issuing driver's licenses, "something that has historically been within the rights of states to decide," said Matt Sundeen, with the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver.

What's more, states would have to pay for it.

[snip]

[U.S. Sen. Max] Baucus and Tester are co-sponsors of the Identification Security Enhancement Act, a bipartisan bill that repeals REAL ID and gives states more flexibility in fighting terrorism.

A state attorney general also could challenge the act under the 10th Amendment, which protects state sovereignty, [Montana ACLU spokesperson Scott] Crichton said.

We hope one of those strategies works and, once again, we heartily agree with Gov. Brian Schweitzer who says to REAL ID: "No, nope, no way, hell no."

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Government | By joe lance | 08:14 PM

Comments

If you like Montana, you'll love Ron Paul:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/privacy-and-personal-liberty/

Death to "Real ID"! (It sure would be nice if someone else in Congress besides Ron Paul bothered to read the 10th Amendment....)

Posted by: Joe at January 16, 2008 09:08 PM

Oh yeah! The days of nullification are back! What with so many states opposing REAL ID, I think we're in for a real showdown over this thing.

Posted by: Jeremy Clifton at January 16, 2008 11:12 PM