Spitzer license plan fuels firestorm

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** Spitzer license plan fuels firestorm**

ALBANY – Republican lawmakers and county clerks on Friday continued to lambaste Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s plan to let illegal immigrants get driver’s licenses. They threatened a lawsuit, a legislative battle and in some cases, a boycott.

   Meanwhile, supporters of the plan, including labor unions and civil rights groups, rallied to the governor's side, with one assemblyman comparing the most vocal opponents to racists in the Old South.

“In my 30 years in government I’ve seen a lot of dumb ideas but Governor Spitzer’s idea of giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens in New York state is the dumbest,” said Assemblyman Philip Boyle, R-Bay Shore, who joined other Republicans at a press event led by Minority Leader Jim Tedisco, R-Schenectady.

Tedisco said his conference was drafting legislation to stop the change, as did the Senate Republicans. If the governor doesn’t relent, Tedisco said Assembly Republicans would go to court.

Gov. Spitzer has responded to his critics only with ad hominem attacks, see this article.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. At least half the County Clerks in the state have vowed that they will never issue a license under the Gov’s new rules. NY may be a blue state but we have a lot of red counties.

 

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Gov. Spitzer has responded to his critics only with ad hominem attacks.

For now. Spitzer has a history of abusing his power when it come to his critics.

 

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UPDATE
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** Senate Votes to Stop Spitzer Plan to Give Illegal Immigrants Driver’s Licenses**

ALBANY, Oct. 22 — Spurred by overwhelming public opposition to Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s decision to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, the State Senate yesterday passed legislation that would overturn the policy.

The 39-19 vote, which passed with the support of all the Republican senators present as well as several key Democrats, capped a debate laden with accusations of racism and demagoguery and warnings about terrorism and voter fraud. The vote also followed a raucous protest outside the Capitol, during which some opponents of the plan called for the governor to be recalled or impeached.

Well, the Governor continues to insist that the opponents of his plan are fear-mongering racist demagogues even though a Siena College poll shows that 72% of NYers oppose it, including 59% of Democrats.

There have been suggestions that illegals be allowed “driving privilege cards” which would not be good for ID.
Gov. Spitzer’s response to all this is that he is not going to govern by polls, he is not going to compromise, he is RIGHT and he is forging ahead with his plan.

 

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UPDATE
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Well, the Governor continues to insist that the opponents of his plan are fear-mongering racist demagogues even though a Siena College poll shows that 72% of NYers oppose it, including 59% of Democrats.

There have been suggestions that illegals be allowed “driving privilege cards” which would not be good for ID.
Gov. Spitzer’s response to all this is that he is not going to govern by polls, he is not going to compromise, he is RIGHT and he is forging ahead with his plan.

Another example of him abusing his powers. When he was Attorney General, he would go after companies on trumped up charges just to get money out of them. I am surprised NY has any businesses left.

I expect he will go after his most vocal opponents in the same way.