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DAVIS' SOP TO TERRORISTS: GROUNDS ENOUGH FOR RECALL
Isn't it fitting that as Davis fights to avoid the recall vote, his chief advocate is the man who did nothing about terrorism, leaving a huge mess for the present administration to clean up. When will Bill Clinton finally fade away?
September 22, 2003 -- I read Rich Lowry's column ("Terror Made Easy," Opinion, Sept. 13) and realized why this country has a sign on its back that reads kick me.
Where is homeland security? Why can't California revoke the rights of illegals to get driving licenses? Instead of taking strong steps to abort this type of asinine policy, Tom Ridge states that states enact such a policy "at their peril." Wrong. They do so at our peril. Illegals should not be given any such right, and this type of political correctness or political pandering should never even be suggested, let alone passed into law. Paul Alexander Staten Island Absent a crime, recalling a democratically elected governor is a bad idea, but Gray Davis' pandering to illegal aliens by granting them legal drivers licenses is dangerous. If President Bush is serious about homeland security, he will veto any bill that contains one dime of funding for states like California, as well as all "sanctuary" cities. Joseph A. Ciccolini West Orange, NJ Now that Gov. Gray Davis of California has signed a bill that would allow illegal aliens to obtain drivers licenses (a reversal of his previous posture), the other 49 states should begin asking holders of California drivers licenses for additional ID. It is appalling that in these times of terrorist activity, a state would contribute to a breach of national security. It is no small wonder that Davis is the subject of a recall vote. Chuck Eckstein Brooklyn Gray Davis, in a desperate bid to pander for minority votes, supports a bill that would enable illegal aliens to obtain California drivers licenses. That's a very generous reward for breaking the law. No doubt, terrorists have taken notice. It should expedite the acquisition of phony identities for any who desires it. Isn't it fitting that as Davis fights to avoid the recall vote, his chief advocate is the man who did nothing about terrorism, leaving a huge mess for the present administration to clean up. When will Bill Clinton finally fade away? Pat Sobota Staten Island How is it that nightclub managers of yesteryear had more common sense than California's legislators and its desperate Gov. Gray Davis? In the 1970s and '80s, nightclub managers and door attendants would require that partygoers present valid IDs to assure that only adults were allowed in. For the safety of their patrons and the preservation of their business and liquor licenses, most teenagers with bogus dime store IDs would be turned away. California's government, on the other hand, shows no such concern for the safety and self-preservation of its citizens. Hilda Malagon Jesus E. Moreno The Bronx Home |