AJC's Bob Barr. Please grow up.
This is the typical crap that I see all the time that makes me want to barf. Why deceive? Why spin? Why not simply tell the truth? Why play the silly, childish, "Fear Factor" game?
If pending legislation is signed by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, automobile owners in the Peach State may soon run the risk of having their cars seized by the government if they let the wrong person drive them. In yet another example of the state government over-reacting to the problem of illegal immigration, the Georgia House recently passed by a wide margin legislation that would empower the government to seize and forfeit any motor vehicle being driven by a person not lawfully in the country. The Senate is poised now to take it up.
If this legislation were to become law, perhaps a car owner would be well-advised to ask to see a person’s birth certificate or immigration papers; of course, with so many technical reasons why an immigrant’s paperwork might be in violation of some law or regulation, even reviewing their papers might not shield the car owner from losing their vehicle. Probably better to loan your car only to those who can prove they are bona fide, native born citizens of the United States of America.
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By BurningAtlanta
March 17, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
Spare me the hyperbole and deal with the facts. The law provides that any owner of such seized vehicle can simply swear that they didn’t know the driver was an illegal alien and it’s up to law enforcement to prove otherwise.
If you loan your vehicle to an unlicensed or drunk driver you’re liable. So, this allows for confiscation as an additional liabilty if you KNOWINGLY put the keys in the hands on an illegal alien. Breaks my heart all to pieces.