Tammi's World

If I'da Known.....

Ok - now I'm gettin' pissed.

For starters, head on over to Contagion's place and get the back ground on the newest "bright idea" the State of Illinois is trying to get going.

Alright, now you know what I know. I read the article and heard a bit about it on the radio during my drive home last evening.

And I'm pissed. For several reasons.

1) WTF are they doin'?!?!?! Driving is a privilege. Not a right. Not by a long shot.

2) Those idiots that think it'll keep the illegals from "fleeing the scene" when there is an accident are smokin' some sort of Happy Hash. All the certificate will do is get them through one of our infamous "check points" without being hauled off. If they flee the scene now, they'll flee the scene whenever. That's a personality trait.

3) WTF are they doin'?!?!?!?

I'll say this just one more time. You want to live in this country, wonderful. You want to improve the quality of life for you and your family? Great. BUT FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK. Do your due diligence. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE. We don't ask for your first born (even though you seem to be givin' 'em to us anyway) or a quart of your blood. Just some paperwork and a few classes. It's pretty simple. And then you're legal.

Now, I have a confession to make. I'm not legal. Oh, I'm an American citizen. Damn straight. But - I'm not a legal driver. Well, I am now, but I wasn't for a while there.

I messed up some paperwork stuff in Florida. And when I bought Lana and got insurance, I found out Florida had revoked my DL. Which meant I couldn't get a valid DL in Illinois. The states talk to each other now, ya know. This was not a good thing.

After hours on the phone with Florida, I realized it was going to take months and months and plenty of dollars to get things straightened out.

So last week, I headed down to the DMV office in St. Pete to get everything straighted out. It was cheaper in the long run, and instant gratification. It took 5 minutes and $150. I'm now a legal beagle.

Saturday morning I can finally obtain my Illinois DL.

Let's recap. All I did was mess up paperwork. I have a fantastic driving record (they don't know about the whole dreamin' and drivin' thing). But I had to pay $150 to one state so I can pay MORE money to another state so that I can drive legally.

But these folks can come into this country illegally. Pay a few bucks and get a "downgraded version" of a DL? And I can almost guarantee those damned things won't cost 1/4 of what I had to pay just last week!!!

We need to grow a pair of balls, and quickly. Put our collective foot down, as it were. You wanna live here? Great. Fill out the paperwork and take the steps. Period. You don't want to do that? Get the hell out. End of discussion. No exceptions. You have a baby here? Oh well. Congrats, but doesn't matter. No paperwork - no privileges. I don't mind them coming - I mind them coming in illegally.

Nothin' burns my ass more than a double standard.

Posted by Tammi at March 29, 2007 05:33 AM | TrackBack