Actually, it's good for a lot of issues -

[kyburg]

Governor Schwarzenegger is conducting a phone poll that includes same-sex marriage.

Takes less than a minute. (Took less than 16 seconds, I checked.)

Call (916) 445-2841

On the phone tree, press in order:

Press #5 for "Hot Issues."
Press #1 for Same Sex Marriage.
Press #1 to support gay marriage in California.

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You really ought to listen to all of the "hot issues" and vote in on them as well. I'm just saying.

For example, he's asking about that "alien driver's license" thing - the one that he made a campaign out of thwarting? I'm not for it. One, the INS is the only authority when it comes to illegal immigration, go fund it - any other legislation fails the constitution test and will get tossed out. So you want people to get driver's licenses. Ohhhhkay. Good idea - but - if they come in and get this new class of license, good. But they don't have to. See the note about the INS. If they get it, all well and good. But there is no incentive to do so - and no incentive for us either, as the DMV or regional law can't use those records. Only if the INS can - and they don't have the cash to build a system to share the databases. No, really.

Why do we keep having this discussion again? Oh yeah, right. The INS can't do its job again. You remember, right? This is the agency that asked all of the folks from "suspect nations" to show up in their offices to be registered last year - and when the law-abiding, want-to-be-good-Americans-someday did that, they slapped a bunch of them in jail because their paperwork wasn't pristine enough for them. Yeah, that'll work twice. No, the INS can't investigate anything that won't come to them under their own power. *face palms* I feel so safe.

So go make a phone call. Make a couple.

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You know...

[tomlemos.livejournal.com]

as much as I am for someone having an opportunity to create a life for themselves, there's still one word that people seem to forget when they're yelling about how we need to help the illegal aliens.

Illegal.

Case closed.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

The whole thing makes my head hurt. Lately, any attention given is worse than a bandaid - and not even as effective.

Try being a "legal" alien in this country. Call the INS and see what it takes. It's an eye-opener.

[tomlemos.livejournal.com]

Oh. i Know that.

I have a friend who finally got his green card after all these years.

he actually had to do the whole married thing since it was the fastest way.

that really sucked.

[reannon.livejournal.com]

I'm betting only Californians are supposed to do this, right?

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Yanno, I ain't gonna stop you.

[joiseyguy.livejournal.com]

Ah...but the INS no longer exists. It's now the BCIS, a Bureau of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Ya!