August 13, 2008

Bill passed that says no license to drive gives the cops a license to steal your car

Initiative 100, the Denver ballot measure that mandates that cops impound vehicles of unlicensed drivers, passed during last night's primary with a relatively large margin of 54 percent to 46 percent.

http://coloradoindependent.com/view/vehicle-impound

This was a bad idea and I am sorry it passed. All of the xenophobic "patriots" who supported this bill may regret it when the bureaucrats get the "real id" passed and the drivers license becomes a tool of the federal government to infringe on your civil rights.

Here is Bob Barr on the "real ID", it is a pretty good two minute summary of why it is a bad idea:

Aug 13, 2008 4:27:06 PM

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