Montana Governor tells Homeland Security to "Go to Hell"

[malcolm]

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer tells DHS to "Go to Hell" on NPR's All Things Considered.  This one gave me the warm fuzzies.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87991791

[ThePug]

 

[Pat K]

  and now NH should give them directions on how to
get there.

[Free libertarian]

 ...Montana where men are men and sheep are nervous....Not baaaad!

[srqrebel]

At the end of this clip, it gets real interesting.  The Montana governor is heard saying that nothing will really happen on May 11, it is just a bluff by the federal gov't, you will still be able to board a commercial flight with a Montana ID.  Then the broadcaster goes on to state that NPR received a letter from DHS saying that showing up at the airport on May 11 with only a Montana ID will be no better than showing up without any ID.

I guess we don't have long to find out who is full of shit about this one.  I'm willing to bet they are both feeding us half truths: Right now, you can get on a domestic commercial flight without any ID; you just get subjected to a thorough search.  Been there, done that.  I could have been on a no fly list for all they knew!   So I am betting that the DHS is just being a bit crafty with their hot air: They stopped short of stating that you will not be able to board a flight with a Montana ID; most people are not aware of the fact that you can actually board without any ID at all, and gov't-sponsored NPR is not about to tell them!

[malcolm]

At the end of this clip, it gets real interesting.  The Montana governor is heard saying that nothing will really happen on May 11, it is just a bluff by the federal gov't, you will still be able to board a commercial flight with a Montana ID.  Then the broadcaster goes on to state that NPR received a letter from DHS saying that showing up at the airport on May 11 with only a Montana ID will be no better than showing up without any ID.

I guess we don't have long to find out who is full of shit about this one.  I'm willing to bet they are both feeding us half truths: Right now, you can get on a domestic commercial flight without any ID; you just get subjected to a thorough search.  Been there, done that.  I could have been on a no fly list for all they knew!   So I am betting that the DHS is just being a bit crafty with their hot air: They stopped short of stating that you will not be able to board a flight with a Montana ID; most people are not aware of the fact that you can actually board without any ID at all, and gov't-sponsored NPR is not about to tell them!

I've heard that the pat-down search actually takes less time than the regular screening process.  Was it a quick search in your case?

[srqrebel]

I've heard that the pat-down search actually takes less time than the regular screening process.  Was it a quick search in your case?

I don't know about taking less time, but it was fast enough.  Only a minor hassle timewise, probably about five or six minutes.  It mostly involves the time it takes them to search all of your carry on luggage.

[Jitgos]

The story made it to Digg.com frontpage. Be sure and digg it http://digg.com/politics/Montana_Governor_explains_why_Real_ID_sucks