Missouri House debates English-only licenses

[The Northerner]

A Missouri House of Representatives bill seeking to limit drivers license examinations to the English language is back.

The House passed a similar bill last year, but it failed to get any traction in the Senate. Legislators in the state Capitol debated the bill for an hour on Tuesday, but it’s still two votes away from going to the Senate. Currently, the written drivers test is given in 12 languages.

The Republican-backed bill says applicants must “demonstrate his or her ability to read the English language sufficiently to understand highway traffic signs and safety warnings.” It is not supported by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri State Highway Patrol, or various large insurance companies, said Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia.

Mr. Kelly, a former traffic judge, said people who can’t get a drivers license will also not be able to get insurance, but they’ll drive anyway. When they have accidents, the cost eventually finds its way into the rates of those who do have insurance.

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[saras]

1. I agree. You should have to have a special license to graduate school only knowing English.

Oops. It appeared that the wingnuts meant something else...

[Sherman A1]

2. Once again

The GOP "fixing" a problem that is at best a minor one.

One supposes that they need more to do beyond taking away the rights of voters and the rights of labor.

[pampango]

3. And the Missouri legislature is controlled by which party? (3 guesses and the first 2 don't count).

House - 105 R/55 D
Senate - 26 R/8 D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly

[pstokely]

5. And the near DINO Governor goes along with the Repuke legislature

nt

[pstokely]

4. Will this guy be able to keep his license?