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I think it's time Dexter Morgan pays a visit to 1600 Penn
"Voodoo Trade Policies come to America." Paul Krugman.
Trump, his minions and the Project 2025 are moving quickly to pursue a bunch of destructive ideas. I assume that 3/4 of them will result in negative consequences that will be felt across the country, iand they won't avoid impacting a bunch of Red States and Trump voters.
What do they call it when it is a Kleptocracy, Plutocracy AND a Kakistocracy? (I always think that comes from Caca-stocracy).
Paul Krugman has been unleashed since he left the NYT. Subscribe, I urge you.
Todays topic: Tariffs, i.e. taxes on imports.
A bill currently in the Wyoming legislature would invalidate driver's licenses and driving operating privilege cards issued by other jurisdictions to “unauthorized aliens,” or people in the United States illegally. Those found driving illegally could be charged with a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail.
Since the illegal was convicted of a crime they would then be turned over to ICE for possible deportation since Wyoming is not a "sanctuary entity" and fully cooperates with Federal Immigration authorities to remove criminal illegals from the country.
The bill is expected to sail through the legislature.
There's a constitutional problem, the Full Faith and Credit Clause. But that has never stopped an ignorant body like the WY state legislature.
Sorry "full faith and credit clause" doesn't apply here. The issuence of a drivers license is a privilige, and it's just that -a license.
For many years I held a Building Contractors Class B License from the City and County of Denver. If I wanted to do a construction project in Texas I would have to obtain whatever state or local licences were required for me to pull permits. My Denver contractors license is simply not valid in other jurisdictions.
By the same token attorneys are licensed on a state basis. An attorney must be licensed in the state in which they are representing a client. The first thing an attorney must do in a Colorado court when entering an appearance is provide their Colorado attorney registration number. An out of state registration is not valid.
Your interpretation of the full faith and credit clause is in this matter is overly broad and legally incorrect.
I'm not a lawyer … but the two sorts of licenses are VERY different.
I'd bet that if you went to look at it, the "Building Contractors Class B License from the City and County of Denver" carefully constrains the rights, explaining it is necessary for the CCD but not beyond.
Driver's licenses allow operation of vehicles in all states. I do not need to get a separate license when renting a car elsewhere. I do not need to display my license when I enter the state of Wyoming.
There may be ways to skirt the issue and make driving while being undocumented an offense. But invalidating the actions of another state flies directly into the teeth of the clause — as attempts to invalidate the marriages of same-sex partners in other states demonstrated.
You clearly are not a lawyer. I am. But thanks for playing "I don't know the law, but I'm strident in my beliefs!" You're today's winner
So much for the "full faith and credit" clause. You know, that Constitutional mandate
I'm sure that since they don't trust the Constitution, they won't mind if a Colorado legislator introduces a bill allowing police to stop anyone driving a car with Wyoming license plates to have them prove residency in our northern neighbor OR pay Colorado's registration fees.
I'm curious how they intend to enforce this. I drive in Wyoming sometimes and I do not carry any proof that I am in the United States legally aside from my drivers license that could be given to an "unauthorized alien". I expect* that if I get pulled over in Wyoming that they'll detain me and charge me with a misdemeanor since they are so strict about public safety.
* – I have blonde hair and blue eyes and no accent since I grew up in Colorado. They won't detain me for this.
Fascist crackpot calls BS on megalomaniac con man:
Neither one learned in kindergarten how to play nice with others, but wow, tantrums this soon? Trump didn’t ask permission from President Musk to make this deal it seems. Interestingly, while Elon hates Sam Altman, Oracle’s Larry Ellison is best buds with Elon, so it sounds like Elon knew it was coming, but got overruled by other (presumed) adults in the room.