Chertoff visits state to endorse security-enhanced driver's IDs

Seattle Times ^ | Saturday, March 24, 2007 | By David Bowermaster

[SubGeniusX]

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Seattle on Friday to help Gov. Christine Gregoire kick off a pilot program that will allow Washington state residents to use a security-enhanced driver's license, rather than a passport, to travel to and from Canada.

Chertoff predicted the new licenses will help meet the department's dual goals of enhancing security and reducing wait-times at the border.

In a wide-ranging discussion with The Seattle Times editorial board after the event, Chertoff spoke repeatedly of his agency's efforts to balance competing demands.

On issues ranging from port security to air travel to home-grown terrorism, Chertoff described how the Department of Homeland Security is trying to protect the nation from imminent threats, prepare for future dangers, protect privacy and keep commerce and travel running smoothly.

"I view my job fundamentally as setting up an architecture for the way we deal with the issues of terror that is neither hysterical nor complacent, and is sustainable over a long period of time," Chertoff said.

During the news conference on the driver's licenses at Port of Seattle headquarters, Chertoff hailed Gov. Gregoire's state-led initiative that will give Washington residents a secure and less costly alternative to a passport for traveling to British Columbia.

"This new license not only makes it easier to move across the border, but it will make it easier to secure [individuals'] privacy," Chertoff said.

[SubGeniusX]

"This new license not only makes it easier to move across the border, but it will make it easier to secure [individuals'] privacy," Chertoff said.

Because nothing says "individual privacy" like a RFID chip thats trackable by the Federal Government.

[SubGeniusX]

"This new license not only makes it easier to move across the border, but it will make it easier to secure [individuals'] privacy," Chertoff said.

Doublespeak at its best.

Ping!!

[NavyCanDo]

And the World Time clock ticks one second closer to Midnight.

As a Christian who believes the prophesy of the Mark of the Beast this is an interesting development. No this is not the mark - but it is one step closer to the technology that will some day become it. Knowing that talk of a national ID card is not being received well by Christian and non-Christian alike - I fear that an event will take place someday in our future that will be so violent, so destructive, that people Worldwide will be demanding such an identification.

[traviskicks]

"This new license not only makes it easier to move across the border, but it will make it easier to secure [individuals'] privacy," Chertoff said.





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[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Wonder what part of NO the federal mafia didn't understand.

[Zathras]

Sometimes I'm suprised Chertoff has enough brain power to chew gum let alone walk while chewing.

[Esther Ruth]

Ping??

[Calpernia]

The database will be accessable from state to state too.

How is this suppose to be secure?

[Calpernia]

::Papers please::

[Calpernia]

This really makes me wonder if the rumors about Michael Chertoff are true.

He use to be an attorney in NJ. Rumor has it that he helped one of his clients, Dr. Magdy el-Amir, wire money to Osama Bin Laden rather then prosecute him.

It is very sad times when you can no longer tell the good guys from the bad guys.

[Calpernia]

Did you know this?

Like former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, Bush's first nominee for the Homeland Security job, Chertoff first gained attention as a result of his association with Rudolph Giuliani. Chertoff was the former New York City mayor's assistant when Giuliani was a federal prosecutor working on a case against organized crime families.

[dynachrome]

Large magnet applied to said driver's lisence? Result?

[Calpernia]

Did you read post 11 though?

[dynachrome]

Kerick, Rudy's buddy. No surprise there.

[Calpernia]

Did you know Chertoff worked with Giuliani?

[dljordan]

"Wonder what part of NO the federal mafia didn't understand."

Maybe they read it as "ON".

[dynachrome]

Chertoff worked with Giuliani?
That I did not know. Follow the network....

[pinz-n-needlez]

Should make 'drunk-driver' blockades interesting...

But we won't call it data mining, that sounds so totalitarian. So we'll give a different, fluffy name! ;-)

[Calpernia]

Look at my post 11. He worked with him as an assistant federal prosecutor.