but it makes it *possible* while preventing this ensures that no illegal immigrant with have insurance if they drive
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > To me, driver's licenses are like IT certifications. They do not prove > anything other than you can take a test. > > As for insurance, having a license does not necessarily mean you are > going to run out and buy insurance, Sure, we would like to think that > all drivers are responsible like ourselves, but the fact of the matter > is, they are not. > > My issue with giving illegal immigrants a driver's license is that it, > in my opinion, legitimizes their crime. > > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> No, I don't think it does at all. Because by your analysis, it doesn't >> do any good to have drivers licenses or insurance for anyone because >> some people who have licenses don't drive well and some who have >> licenses don't have insurance. But I think that it is quite obvious >> that having a drivers license increases the odds that you 1) know how >> to drive and 2) have insurance even if the insurance is for the period >> of time when you get your license. >> >> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I think we have all experienced a lot of people with driver's licenses >>> who, arguably, do not know how to drive. I also have experienced my >>> fair share of licensed drivers who have not had insurance. So, it kind >>> of shoots that theory in the ass, now, doesn't it? >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Oregon has always been a state that wanted to issue drivers licenses >>>> to illegal immigrants under the theory that there are going to be >>>> illegal immigrants here and it is much better to make sure they know >>>> how to drive and have insurance than not know how to drive and not >>>> have insurance and be driving anyway. That always seemed like a rather >>>> practical view to take. >>>> >>>> Judah >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Scott Stewart >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just out of curiosity (and I'm not trying to be a smartass) was pre or >>>>> post 9/11, because I think the Virginia licensing laws changed after >>>>> 9/11 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316976 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
