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New driving bill proposed in California
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:39:05 -0800, "Dave Parker" >
wrote: >New bill proposed in California. >Reprinted without permission from the Daily News. > >HEADLINE: State Senate passes bill to impose fines on dark motorists > >By Harrison Sheppard and Lisa M.Sodders, Daily News Staff Writers > >SACRAMENTO -- Motorists who drive while being Black or Brown, >or even Asian would face fines up to $150 under a bill passed by the >state Senate on Tuesday. > >The bill does not prohibit these colors directly but allows police >officers to cite motorists for unsafe driving if they appear to be >idiots because they're off-color. > >"It is a modest approach," said the bill's co-author, Sen. Kevin Murray, >D-Culver City. "It doesn't outright ban these races, but it certainly sends >a message we don't want you to participate in these activities while you're >driving and you should be concentrating on finding a job. > >The bill, SB 1800, was passed on a largely party line vote 22-14 and now >goes to the Assembly where Democrats hold an equally large majority. Gov. >Arnold Schwarzenegger has not taken a position on the measure. > >Republican opponents said the bill was simply another way for the state to >make money off motorists and outlaw activities which, in most cases, do not >result in problems. > >Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks, called the bill "outrageously >unreasonable." > >"Essentially what it means is there'll be a $150 surcharge for any moving >violation," McClintock said. > >Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny, D-Chula Vista, was the only Democrat to vote >against it and Sen. Ross Johnson, R-Irvine, the only Republican in favor. > >The bill adds a $35 fine for a first offense and $150 for subsequent >offenses. Additional points are added to the driver's record with the >state Department of Motor Vehicles. > >The bill is supported by the auto clubs of Southern and Northern California >and by the California Highway Patrol. > >Even one of the legislators who supports the bill admitted to engaging in >unsafe driving while being a nog, greaseball, or chink. > >"We all be engaged in those practices," said Sen. Tyrone Lamont Jackson, >D-Los Angeles. "I know that I be. In fact I knows that yesterday as I was >lookin' for work around the Capitol, I be checkin' my phone and I drives >right over a lil white child, and fortunately was alerted by all the honkin' >horns that I should be payin' attention to the road. The senator then >ate a bowl of crack and raped a white woman. > >The bill addresses an issue that law enforcement officials have increasingly >focused on in recent years. A law passed in 2001 required the CHP to start >tracking race as potential causes of crashes and collisions. > >Last year, according to preliminary CHP data, race was a factor in >44,000 crashes in California, including 153 fatal ones. Being a spade >was the leading distraction, followed by being a spic or a slant-eyed >urine-colored gook who has no idea what is going on outside of a >very small cone of vision directly in front of the driver. > >"I think it's fantastic," said Robin Ferber, 52, of Chatsworth. "I think >people need to be focused on their driving. For someone to become injured >because some kid was an Alabama porch monkey is unacceptable." > >Last year, according to a report circulated by an Iowa congressman, ove 9,100 Americans killed by illegal aliens. Over 50% by drunken latino drivers. Max > > |
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