Actually, the remark was in reference to taking away the driver’s licenses of immigrants whose visas expire. Personally, I think that’s a bad idea on a number of levels, but I’ll let our nominee do the talking.
“I want to know the names and addresses of all the people who are here.”
With that little sentence, Deval turned the debate on its head. Without some form of easy identification, how will authorities be able to correctly assess who is here in Massachusetts and better protect us, and the workers they compete with?
What’s significant about this little exchange isn’t so much what was said, but how it was said. One of the reasons I voted for Deval Patrick in the primary is that he is just so damned articulate. Being able to come up with a quick, cogent response to Kerry Healey’s attacks (which, let’s face it, will be brutal) is an important trait of any good nominee. Deval is showing that, at least in a minor scuffle, he can work to frame the debate quickly and coherently. And *that’s* why he’s my nominee.
P.S.: Yesterday, I was extremely tired after a long, long, long primary day (I was up from 5:45am to 3am…the party at Copley was awesome!) so I didn’t really get a chance to read through most of BMG. I hope I didn’t miss anything important…
citizens often do not have drivers licenses, are they any less legitimate? What is she talking about? Out of touch
Who the heck does he think he is, the NSA?
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And for twenty years, the RMV has issued ID cards to those who cannot drive due to medical disability. I know, because I had one (in the pre-debit card days), and before that I had to carry my passport for ID to cash a check – and have it rejected by clerks who wanted a driver’s license. I was repeatedly told that I couldn’t use a passport, and when I pointed out that I couldn’t drive due to a medical disability, the usual response was…Oh. But you have to have a license.
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So, the ‘poor, blind’ dog won’t hunt – we can HAVE a RMV ID if we are legitimate residents.