Senate democrats ride to the rescue of their illegal alien constituency: Benton's amendment scoped out.

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This is a crock, of course, since illegals not only shouldn't be allowed to have licenses, they shouldn't receive any public service or recognition of any kind that doesn't involve their immediate deportation. And for those who disagree, here's a reminder:

il·le·gal

   /ɪˈligəl/ Show Spelled[ih-lee-guhl] Show IPA

–adjective

1.

forbidden by law or statute.

2.

contrary to or forbidden by official rules, regulations, etc.: The referee ruled that it was an illegal forward pass.

–noun

3.

Informal . illegal alien.

Use illegal in a Sentence

Owen's rulling was nonsense, of course, but he has to look out for his illegal constituency.

Extra Fizz: Republican Driver License Amendment Rejected Again

This Washington April 20, 2011 at 2:52 pm by Andrew Calkins

In this morning’s Fizz, we reported on Sen. Don Benton’s (R-17, Vancouver) amendment to the transportation budget yesterday afternoon that would have required applicants for driver’s licenses to prove their legal resident—effectively prohibiting undocumented immigrants from obtaining driver licenses. After Sen. Lisa Brown (D-3, Spokane) questioned the amendment’s merit, the senate adjourned without a ruling from Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen.

This morning after the senate resumed, Owen sided with Brown and ruled the amendment out of order.

Undeterred, Benton proposed another amendment this afternoon that would have effectively accomplished the same goal, but was written in a way to get around the senate rules. Benton’s first amendment was thrown out because it addressed legislation not directly tied to the transportation budget. This time, the amendment attached itself to the budget by directing transportation funding to the Department of Licensing to enforce and require license applicants to confirm their legal residency.

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