SB 60 Referendum Update
C’mon, people, these signatures aren’t going to gather themselves. We’ve come a long way in gathering signatures to repeal the Driver Licenses For Illegal Aliens Act (SB 60), but we’ve got a long way to go. Contrary to popular opinion, one governor can’t “un-sign” a bill signed into law by his predecessor. Governor-elect Schwarzenegger says he wants to repeal SB 60, but he can only do that if he can persuade the same Legislature that enacted it to turn around and repeal it. Pigs will fly before that happens. Politically, the best Arnold the Governator can hope for is to broker a messy compromise in which our rogue Legislature will hold almost all of the cards. We the People have a much more powerful tool at our disposal: the referendum, which will allow us to effectively veto the bill in its entirety. Let’s use it.
If you haven’t signed the petition yet, sign it today. If you don’t have a copy of the petition, request one now and sign it as soon as it arrives.
Apparently, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has yet to learn from Gray Davis’s mistakes. Perhaps it’s time for another recall?
October 15th, 2003 at 12:18 pm
I wish I could sign that petition.
October 15th, 2003 at 2:56 pm
I read this post and now I have just returned from the site after requesting ten copies of the petition. That’s 70 signatures worth. I’ll get at least 20 of those from my own brothers and sisters and their spouses.
One of my friends is an illegal alien from a country in South America. He was disappointed that Arnie won because he “wasn’t going to be able to get a ‘his’ driver’s license.” I think this issue might be the end of our friendship. He just can’t figure out why I would oppose this law. I’ve told him he needs to become legal and he gets upset because he doesn’t want to have to pay the lawyer and get a normal job that would sponsor him the way all LEGAL immigrants do. Man, I could throttle him.
Thanks for reminding me to get the petition.
October 15th, 2003 at 9:43 pm
Gather and sign the petitions for no other purpose than to increase Schwarznegger’s bargaining position vis a vis the Legislature.
In the end, I think the administration and the Democrats will broker a deal, and the issue will fade away. Schwarzenegger doesn’t want to lose the Latino vote, and Democrats are suddenly remembering that they can’t win elections without a little help from whitey.
October 15th, 2003 at 10:53 pm
XRLQ and Arnold Need You
XRLQ reminds us that Arnold needs help repealing the driver’s license for illegal citizenship-challenged immigrants
October 16th, 2003 at 12:12 am
I disagree. Improving Schwarzenegger’s position is nice, but the best possible outcome is to repeal SB 60 completely, not to broker a compromise. Completely repeal won’t happen by any means except referendum.
October 16th, 2003 at 9:23 am
Patrick:
If you and your illegal friend are still on speaking terms, you might want to point out to him that he doesn’t need a California license to drive in California. All he needs is an “international license,” which is an official translation of the license he got (or should go out and get) from his home country. Of course this won’t fix his status as an illegal alien, but then again, neither would a California driver license.