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"legislative watchers first saw the urgency clause in the bill."

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And where is any evidence, that Arnold supports this? NOWHERE. It doesn't exist.

If people say: "Look, the Dem Legislature is trying to pass another bill to give driver's licence to legitimize illegal aliens, we must stop it", then I know they care about the ISSUE, and are sincere.

But when people's focus is not the bill, but the invention that Arnold supports it, and their main focus is attacking Arnold, then I have to conclude, that they don't really care about the bill, they just want to attack Arnold, using this as an excuse. They wish, that McClintock had succeeded in syphoning away enough votes from Arnold to elect Bustamante as governor.

No Evidence? You obviously have not been following this issue very closely. Here's a couple quotes:

Arnold on drivers licenses
SacBee - Weintraub Weblog
Reporter: "You did say that to me when we talked one on one (Sept. 6, 2003) that you would consider a package deal that would have included a requirement of insurance for those people that are going to get the drivers license. That I know is something that you believe in. Do you also believe that all undocumented immigrants will be able to get a drivers license if they present insurance, if they have a background check, fingerprints?
Governor: "Absolutely...yes. This is what we are going to work on. This is what we are going to talk about, but right now the most important thing is to get this passed (the repeal of SB 60) so we can move to other issues. I think Senator Cedillo was extremely gracious and helpful with this whole thing. He is a great leader, he understood what would be the best thing for California; rather than just doing an immediate fix, but to make everybody happy. It doesn't make sense if the majority of Californians run around and hate the idea of undocumented immigrants having drivers licenses because there is no background check, because it doesn't solve the problem with insurance. Let's do it the right way, let's make every Californian happy and let's make the undocumented immigrants happy."

Driver License Issue Returns
Press Enterprise 1/29/04
SACRAMENTO Gov. Schwarzenegger said Tuesday he was "absolutely positive we'll come up with a great bill" to replace a law granting driver licenses to undocumented immigrants that was repealed days after he took office. It was a strong sign he supports giving driver licenses to California residents in the state illegally. Schwarzenegger said his office has been working closely with state Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, to craft a successor to SB 60. The law became a lighting rod for criticism during last summer's recall campaign and was repealed at Schwarzenegger's insistence. Many Republicans remain opposed to the idea. And polls conducted last year showed a majority of Californians against giving driver licenses to undocumented immigrants. But Schwarzenegger said he is confident of the outcome. "It's one of those things that we'll all have to get together and see that this is a good idea and this is the way we move forward," Schwarzenegger said at a Sacramento Press Club lunch. "I'm talking with my Republican friends all the time about it and also with my Democratic friends. We will do it."