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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Calif. Driver's License Bill
Reuters ^ | 22 September 2004 | Staff

Posted on 09/22/2004 7:31:32 PM PDT by JackelopeBreeder

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to get a state driver's license.

The move was expected after Schwarzenegger cited security concerns in opposing the legislation, which had been proposed by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez.

"One of the most important duties of the governor of a state is to protect its citizens," Schwarzenegger wrote in his veto message.

"Determining the true identity and history of an individual is a key component of that protection. This bill does not adequately address the security concerns that my Department of Homeland Security and I have and I cannot support it," he wrote.

In his drive last year to recall Gov. Gray Davis, Schwarzenegger campaigned hard against a similar law that approved driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, winning popular support for his stand.

After Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor last January, state lawmakers repealed the license law.

Nunez, a Democrat from Los Angeles, was expected to issue a statement later on Wednesday, a spokesman said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ab2895; aliens; callegislation; cedillo; driverslicence; driverslicense; illegalaliens; immigrantlist; immigration; napalminthemorning; veto
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To: JackelopeBreeder

Gil Cedillo was the main force behind this bill, not Nunez.


41 posted on 09/22/2004 9:17:15 PM PDT by John Jorsett (Kerry-Edwards: FORGING AHEAD)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
OMG! He signed a bill stopping criminals that are in our country illegally from getting drivers licenses!!!!

What a guy. We should be heaping praise on Arnold. That must have take a lot of guts. Boy, he really doesn't mess around.

Go team!

42 posted on 09/22/2004 9:20:02 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: Mount Athos

Remember the idiots that voted or chose not to vote that put the idiots in the legislature. ;-)


43 posted on 09/22/2004 9:24:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: blahdeblah

http://www.mexidata.info/id272.html

September 7, 2004

Mexico City — Members of the Assembly of California have asked the Mexican Senate (sic) to beseech Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign the bill so that almost 2 million undocumented Mexicans can obtain driver’s licenses that would serve as identification...

...Marco Antonio Firebaugh, said that the governor “is the one who has the ability to make it law, to give this right to Mexicans, whether they have settled in California or not... We want the Mexican people to know that the measure is on his desk... However it is now September and he has not responded whatsoever, although we will insist on approval of the bill, basically so that illegal migrants can have access to education and health services in the U.S..."

Assemblywoman Cindy Montañez, from the San Fernando Valley, said that it is vital for Mexico to ask Schwarzenegger to approve this legislation "so that he would know that not only people of California, but an entire country is asking that he sign the bill."


44 posted on 09/22/2004 9:26:01 PM PDT by lonewacko_dot_com (http://lonewacko.com/blog)
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To: JackelopeBreeder

For all the doubters BUMP!


45 posted on 09/22/2004 9:28:27 PM PDT by ladyinred ("John Kerry reporting for spitball and typewriter duty.")
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To: JackelopeBreeder

Wow, I am impressed. I heard about that PC bill he vetoed, and now this!!!

I still am apprehensive about the people he's pardoned, from what I've read, it shouldn't have been done. Unless someone's got different (but accurate) info...


46 posted on 09/22/2004 9:33:25 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite ( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
A pleasant surprise.

Waytago, Arnold.

47 posted on 09/22/2004 9:38:16 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: All

RINOld must have gotten the message...

Sign the bill and you sign your political death warrant!!!

Any questions, RINOld?

Guess not,
since he vetoed the bill!

NYTOL!


48 posted on 09/22/2004 10:01:06 PM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi Travis,http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
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To: BurbankKarl

Ya and they ride the bus here in OC, and pay in $ bills.


49 posted on 09/22/2004 10:03:38 PM PDT by markman46
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To: Lunatic Fringe

I'll give Gov. Arnold credit--he's been doing better than I thought he would!


50 posted on 09/22/2004 10:09:24 PM PDT by RockinRight (W stands for whoop-a**!!!)
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To: JackelopeBreeder

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51 posted on 09/22/2004 10:09:47 PM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
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To: Carry_Okie

He's not conservative enough for me, but I do think he is gonna do wonders for California, esp. considering that Gray Davis f-ed it up.


52 posted on 09/22/2004 10:14:32 PM PDT by RockinRight (W stands for whoop-a**!!!)
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To: Lunatic Fringe
"Not conservative enough???"

Not for America as a whole, and certainly not for me, but he is as conservative as Californians will probably elect right now. I don't buy the "you need to be moderate to be electable" argument on a national basis (in fact, I think moderate Republicans are sure losers on the national stage), but I do buy it in states like CA, NY, and MA. Give me Schwarzenegger, Pataki, and Romney any day over the Democrat alternative in those states. Just don't ask me to get all excited about them on the national stage.

What is fascinating to me is that Schwarzenegger seems to be pushing the envelope to see just how far to the right he and the California GOP can go and still win elections. If this is true, it is excellent politics, since it will convince California conservatives (and no Republican can get elected without their enthusiastic support) that he is trying as hard as he can...

Our borders do need to be secured, and our immigration laws enforced (if for no other reason than that our high immigration rates are filling Democrat voter rosters faster than middle class minorities are leaving the Dems for the GOP, and always will.)

Who better to lead the charge against illegal immigration than an immigrant? I hope Schwarzenegger continues down this path.

53 posted on 09/22/2004 10:38:15 PM PDT by Agrarian (The second most important election of the year is the Senate race in South Dakota -- donate to Thune)
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To: JackelopeBreeder

Well credit where credit is due. I'm still not impressed with the .50 cal ban though, but I'll take what I can get.


54 posted on 09/22/2004 10:40:24 PM PDT by Flashman_at_the_charge (A proud member of the self-preservation society)
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To: Flashman_at_the_charge

Do much Winnebago hunting with that .50 cal?


55 posted on 09/22/2004 10:46:55 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Why are we in Iraq? Just point the whiners here: http://www.massgraves.info)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
Let's see how he's done...

- Once repealed the Democrat attempt to give licenses to illegals.

- Now VETOED the Democrat attempt to give licenses to illegals.

- Vetoed a minimum wage increase during tough economic times and a in the midst of an anti-business environment.

- Declined to use state-power to force locals to rename their sports teams.

- Refused to demand economic impact statements from "big box" stores that want to build.

- Repealed the illegal tripling of the car tax.

- Passed a ban on a 50 cal sniper rifle with a 1 mile range.

- Selling off surplus state crap rotting away in warehouses.

- Auditing the state and plans to eliminate new state-jobs by consolidating over-lapping agencies and so forth.
Not such a horrible beginning, Arnold. Now we need to help him *CUT* spending and reduce the UNCANNY Democrat majority in the Legislature.
56 posted on 09/22/2004 10:55:38 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Why are we in Iraq? Just point the whiners here: http://www.massgraves.info)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
Here's some red meat for the McClintock faction:

Also today Arnold signed a bill (SB 1234) expanding hate crime victim status to include those believed to be associated with or a member of a protected group. Christian fundamentalist groups claim it will undermine free speech rights of Christians.

57 posted on 09/22/2004 11:06:16 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Why are we in Iraq? Just point the whiners here: http://www.massgraves.info)
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To: JackelopeBreeder

Just as a note, it may seem like he's taking a long time but the Democrat legislature has dumped around 900 bills on his desk for veto or signing.


58 posted on 09/22/2004 11:07:27 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Why are we in Iraq? Just point the whiners here: http://www.massgraves.info)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

One veto ain't enough to remove a gun grabbing RINO label from a RINO. LOL.


59 posted on 09/22/2004 11:12:13 PM PDT by Indie (Ignorance of the truth is no excuse for stupidity.)
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To: newzjunkey

I can put a round in the thorax of a man-sized silhouette at 2100 yards with mine. But it might take me a couple of minutes to make the calulations depending on wind and differences in elevation.

Winnebago engine blocks are soft, easy targets. Hardly sporting at all.


60 posted on 09/22/2004 11:32:42 PM PDT by JackelopeBreeder (Proud to be a mean-spirited and divisive loco gringo armed vigilante terrorist cucaracha!)
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