Gov. Vows to Veto Driver's License Bill

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto legislation approved Thursday to create a separate driver's license for illegal immigrants in California, a top aide said only hours after the bill passed the state Senate.

The upper house sent the controversial bill to Schwarzenegger on a 21-15 vote, the minimum needed for passage, only to have the governor's office say he would reject it. It would be the second time in two years that Schwarzenegger has rejected Democratic legislation allowing licenses for illegal immigrants

Richard Costigan, the governor's legislative secretary, said the bill was premature because the federal government was still writing regulations on how states should, if they desire, provide driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

Even some supporters were uneasy about the newest bill, SB 60, because it creates a second-tier license some considered separate and unequal for those who cannot prove citizenship or legal residency. It requires a unique design and color. The card could be used only for driving, but not for opening a bank account, boarding an airplane or any other official purpose.

The failure to close the issue of providing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants — a practice California stopped a dozen years ago — means another round of negotiations with Schwarzenegger, Republicans, Democratic leaders, border activists and immigration advocates over the complex and emotional issue.

>> Him vowing to veto this and that gay "marriage" bill, to me, prove even a RINO is better than a democrat. I told everyone he would too, moderates are pragmatic. I can give you a million reasons why "better than a Democrat" is not always true but don't have the time this morning. <<

Last time I checked, Governor Grey Doofus WAS a "moderate, pragmatic" Democrat who VETOED the licenses-for-illegals bill originally (and only signed it into law as a despeate attempt to get "hispanic" votes during the recall election), so how is this differetn than Ahnuld vetoing the bill but saying he's OPEN to supporting a "different" version of the same legislation?

I think Grey Doofus was one of the RATs who was "personally against gay marriage but for civil unions" double-talk candidates too, otherwise they would have passed it under Doofus' tenure.

Honestly, I fail to see why the Ahnuldbots hate Doofus so much. As far as I can tell, he's identical to Ahnuld on the issues -- with the exception that Doofus was slightly to the right of Ahnuld on capital punishment.

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