November 8, 2007
Spitzer's License Plan Generally Disliked
Governor Spitzer's revised plan to offer driver's licenses to all New York State residents - including illegal immigrants - is still not a hit with constituents. NY1
conducted a poll which found 55% of voters are opposed to the "three-tier plan" Spitzer revealed last week.
Spitzer's original plan, which would have given illegal immigrants broad access to a regular driver's license, was hailed by immigrants' rights advocates and damned by county clerks and figures such as Lou Dobbs. The governor scrambled and developed a Department of Homeland Security-endorsed three-tiered plan would include the Department of Homeland Security's Real ID, an enhanced driver's license (good for travel across the Canadian border), and a limited license for illegal immigrants. This plan drew the ire of immigrants' right advocates, the NYCLU, and even Mayor Bloomberg - and didn't help concerns of state Republicans either.
NY1's pollster Mickey Blum says, "The voters do not express negative attitudes toward the immigrants in their communities, so the opposition is more likely due to a fear that the plan would make the state and the country less secure...There's some question in the minds of voters as to whether or not granting drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants could allow for some kind of misuse and something that would in some way endanger."
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I dont dislike the plan ... I dispise the plan.
It is a bad idea to reward illegal behavior in the first place but more importantly it WILL make us less safe as a state and nation.
The New York state board of elections has already said it has potentioan for masive voter fraud .... which is why I think the Governor did it in the first place.
I looked into what had to happen to start the process for a recall election. New York doesn't allow a recall electon of the governor.
In order to get something on the ballot, two seperat State legislators must first pass a bill to do it ... then it goes to the voters.
So to make a long story short. All we can really do as th SHEEPLE of New York is put pressure on the Governor and our elected officials to stop this because it goes aginst the will of a majority of New Yorkers (55% is a conservative number) ... and to let them know that they will not be re-elected when the time comes.
I am new to New York ... only lived here for 9 years but have found out that generations of apethy have basically given away the power of "We the people" in the state of New York.
Nobody is "given" a license, it is (as the state constantly reminds us) a privilege you earn. I don't think we should extend this privilege to people who have shown little regard for our laws.