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California to make it easier to drive without license
 California lawmakers are working on a plan that would cut the penalty for some of the people who drive without licenses, giving a huge break to those who just don't want to bother with all that nuisance of getting one.The state Senate has voted 25-14 to endorse a plan that would reduce a required 30-day impoundment of vehicles to 24-hours if the drivers never bothered to get a license. The old law required that 30-day parking plan for the vehicles of drivers caught without licenses, whether they never had one or their licenses were forfeited or suspended. The new plan keeps that 30-day penalty if a driver's license is suspended or forfeited, but cuts it to 24 hours for those who didn't bother with the system in the first place. "Break federal immigration law, then break California law by driving without a license, and Sacramento wants you to get your car back the next day so that you can continue driving without a license and probably without insurance, because you need a license to qualify for it," Saunders wrote. "It's' almost as if the Legislature is telling illegal immigrants that the state expects them to drive without a license." State Sen. Chuck Poochigian, R-Fresno, noted it actually penalizes those who try to comply with state law. Sen. Nell Soto, D-Pomona, described the bill as making it "fairer" because it would stop the "excessive penalties" against those "unable to obtain drivers licenses." Excellent idea. Let's apply it to CCWs, too. John Whitney, a member of the Christian group One LA, said that his organization has worked for the plan because as a "conservative Christian evangelical," he wanted to see special treatment for those who cannot get licenses because they are not legal residents."
Posted by: Jackal 2006-08-14 |
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