Ritter does right
Amazing, Colorado Govenor Bill Ritter does something right. In an administration that goes against the Colorado voters wishes most of the time. Gov. Ritter vetos a bill that was proinvader friendly.
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS:
By Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News
June 1, 2007
Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday vetoed five bills, including one critics said would have made it easier for illegal immigrants to obtain a Colorado driver’s license.
House Bill 1313 would have relaxed tough identification rules for getting a driver’s license. Last year, the DMV adopted such stringent rules that legitimate Coloradans were unable to get driver’s licenses or photo ID cards.
"My decision to veto this bill is based on the fact that, though its goals were laudable, House Bill 1313 would have supplanted the Department of Revenue’s rule-making authority," Ritter wrote to lawmakers Friday.
Ritter said the state on Thursday formally adopted new rules that expand the types of documents the state will accept for issuing driver’s licenses but that don’t compromise security.
But the new rules disallow some documents that would have been accepted under HB 1313, said Evan Dreyer, a Ritter spokesman.
For instance, under HB 1313, a person seeking a driver’s license could have presented insurance and tax documents, city-issued birth certificates and prisoner IDs from any state to help prove lawful presence and identity.
Those documents aren’t allowed under the new rules, Dreyer said.
Rep. Rosemary Marshall, D-Denver, sponsor of HB 1313, was disheartened by the veto.
I’m extremely disappointed that the "anti-immigration zealots managed to get their voices heard over the citizens of Colorado," she said.
NOTE HOW REP.MARSHALL TRIES TO SPIN THE VETO INTO A RACIAL THING. BY IGNOREING THE TRUTH THAT COLORADO VOTERS SUPPORT THE VETO, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM A WOMAN WHO SUPPORTS THE RECONQUISTA LA RAZAMOVEMENT.
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS:
By Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News
June 1, 2007
Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday vetoed five bills, including one critics said would have made it easier for illegal immigrants to obtain a Colorado driver’s license.
House Bill 1313 would have relaxed tough identification rules for getting a driver’s license. Last year, the DMV adopted such stringent rules that legitimate Coloradans were unable to get driver’s licenses or photo ID cards.
"My decision to veto this bill is based on the fact that, though its goals were laudable, House Bill 1313 would have supplanted the Department of Revenue’s rule-making authority," Ritter wrote to lawmakers Friday.
Ritter said the state on Thursday formally adopted new rules that expand the types of documents the state will accept for issuing driver’s licenses but that don’t compromise security.
But the new rules disallow some documents that would have been accepted under HB 1313, said Evan Dreyer, a Ritter spokesman.
For instance, under HB 1313, a person seeking a driver’s license could have presented insurance and tax documents, city-issued birth certificates and prisoner IDs from any state to help prove lawful presence and identity.
Those documents aren’t allowed under the new rules, Dreyer said.
Rep. Rosemary Marshall, D-Denver, sponsor of HB 1313, was disheartened by the veto.
I’m extremely disappointed that the "anti-immigration zealots managed to get their voices heard over the citizens of Colorado," she said.
NOTE HOW REP.MARSHALL TRIES TO SPIN THE VETO INTO A RACIAL THING. BY IGNOREING THE TRUTH THAT COLORADO VOTERS SUPPORT THE VETO, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM A WOMAN WHO SUPPORTS THE RECONQUISTA LA RAZAMOVEMENT.
