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"Iconoclast" <gassasb@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<djQ3a.4896$_c6.477909@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> "Flowerszzzzz" <flowerszzzzz@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20030216003721.22155.00000744@mb-ca.aol.com...
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> >
> >
> > EDITORIAL . February 12, 2003
> > http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20030212-387841.htm
> >
> >
> > Warner waffles on driver's licenses
> >
> >      Alarmed by the fact that seven of the 19 terrorists who killed 3,000
> > Americans on September 11 were carrying Virginia ID cards even though they
> > didn't live in the state, many members of the General Assembly are
>  supporting
> > legislation that would change the state's absurdly liberal standards for
> > obtaining driver's licenses. The current law permits foreign nationals to
>  renew
> > their licenses without proving that they are here legally. The lion's
>  share of
> > the blame lies with Gov. Mark Warner, who has raised relatively trivial
> > complaints about the legislation. The good news is that, even though the
>  Warner
> > administration has decided not to participate, the House and Senate have
>  risen
> > to the occasion.
> >      Despite intense opposition from immigrant-rights organizations and
> > Hispanic activists (increasingly prominent constituencies for Mr. Warner's
> > embattled Democratic Party),
> 
> All the more reason to militarize the border and drastically cut down on
> immigration from Hispanic countries.  Why would we want immigrants who
> intensely oppose the rule of law at the expense of national security and
> preventing another 9-11 terrorist attack?
> 
> 
> >the House of Delegates voted 80-20 last week in
> > favor of legislation sponsored by Delegate David Albo, Fairfax County
> > Republican, which would require that foreign nationals present such
>  documents
> > as a license or permanent-residency card when they apply for or renew
>  their
> > Virginia driver's licenses. In the Senate, Sen. Jay O'Brien, Fairfax
> > Republican, has fought hard for a similar bill, which could come up for
>  floor
> > debate next week. In an effort to make the measure palatable to the
>  governor,
> > Mr. O'Brien has reluctantly agreed to postpone implementation of his own
>  bill
> > until July 1, 2005.
> >      Kevin Hall, a spokesman for Mr. Warner, told The Washington Times
> > yesterday that the governor's main problem with the O'Brien-Albo
>  legislation is
> > his belief that Virginia should not act on its own, but should instead
>  wait
> > until the National Governors Association comes forward with its own
>  proposal,
> > something that could happen as early as next month.
> >      While all of this has been taking place, the Warner administration
>  has
> > sent DMV bureaucrats to tell legislators that the measure would cost too
>  much.
> > In December, the administration claimed that the legislation would cost
>  about
> > $1 million to implement.
> 
> How much did it cost to rebuild the Pentagon after terrorists with Virginia
> drivers licenses flew a 747 into it?
> 
> > Now, however, DMV puts the price tag at $5.6 million a
> > year. Even assuming that the latter figure is true (a point Mr. O'Brien
>  sharply
> > questions), it is ridiculous to say that the money can't be found in the
>  $20
> > billion annual state budget.
> 
> Or how about charging money for the drivers licenses to cover the cost.
> What kind of un-American, communist traitor is this Warner?
> 
> 
> >      Meanwhile, over in Maryland, where illegal aliens cannot obtain
>  driver's
> > licenses, a group of Prince George's County politicians led by State's
>  Attorney
> > Glenn Ivey, County Executive Jack Johnson and the chairman of the House
> > Judiciary Committee, Delegate Joseph Vallario, are working with Hispanic
>  groups
> > to make it possible for illegal aliens to get driver's licenses.
> 
> Why do Mexicans get to break our laws while Americans are expected to be
> law-abiding citizens.  Are Hispanics exempt from the rulel of law now?  Is
> this diversity in its essence?
> 
> >But a
> > spokesman for Gov. Robert Ehrlich yesterday said the governor is opposed
>  to the
> > idea.
> >      Mr. Warner would do well to follow the example of Mr. Ehrlich and
> > responsible Virginia politicians from both parties by making it clear that
> > driver's licenses should only be granted to people who are in the United
>  States
> > legally.
> >
> >
> 
> What a great idea!  And politicians who pander to criminal aliens and
> believe that people who come from Mexico illegally are above the law should
> be impeached.


FYI 

Burt