Colorado legalized 'POT' . . . . what else has gone wrong?

[PHILIP SCHNEIDER]

524 Non-Citizens Received Regular Colorado Driver’s Licenses, DMV Says

September 12, 2014 12:49 PM

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DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado’s Department of Motor Vehicles mistakenly issued U.S. citizen driver’s licenses to 524 non-citizens, including some illegal immigrants, CBS4 has learned.

The licenses look like those given to state residents. The DMV blamed a software problem at a contractor, who is working with DMV to retrieve the licenses and re-issue correct IDs.

The licenses were mailed at the beginning of September. The contractor said it learned on Sept. 8 that the printing error occurred Aug. 8.

“What happened is there was a software update error on the part of the vendor,” said Director of Dept. of Revenue Barbara Brohl.

The DMV said Friday that drivers left its offices with correct temporary licenses, but the contractor later mailed the incorrect permanent licenses.

The contractor emailed the recipients of the licenses on Friday to ask for the licenses back. The contractor will issue the correct credential, it said, along with a gift card to compensate the individuals affected.

Colorado lawmakers passed a law that took effect Aug. 1 that grants licenses to non-citizens to improve public safety by making sure that all drivers in the state, regardless of their status, are licensed. They are marked, however, with a black strip that reads “Not Valid For Federal Identification, Voting or Public Benefit Purposes.”

*** Colorado should be more concerned about drivers being under the influence of 'POT' than getting illegal aliens licensed!

“If they don’t send the licenses back we’ll go into Plan B and we’ll figure that out but we will be getting them all back,” said Brohl. (LOL, I wouldn't be waiting on one leg for THAT to happen if I were her.)

When the DMV announced it would issue appointments to non-citizens to receive licenses, calls and online orders deluged its offices. Tens of thousands reportedly contacted the DMV to register for the new ID, apparently clogging the system. On July 1, the first day it began offering appointments, the DMV scheduled 823, more than 100 an hour during office hours.

“The worry that I have, now that I’ve learned about this, is people could show up to register and vote the same day and their driver’s licenses don’t have that indicator,” said Secretary of State Scott Gessler.

Those in the country illegally or without a Social Security number are eligible for the license if they prove they live in Colorado and pay taxes. Those in the country illegally must prove they have applied for citizenship.

“It puts us in a bind to scramble to get that thing fixed,” said Gessler.

“It is my plan to get these back and to get them back before the election,” said Brohl.

Gabriela Flora, an immigration community advocate who lobbied for the law, said in July the DMV expected 45,000 applicants the first year.

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It hasn't taken nearly as long as I thought for the "tetrahydrocannabinol" (THC) or commonly known as cannabis to affect the thought processes of the state administrators and politicians in Colorado. They're already going nuts.

 No need to guess which way the state of Colorado will vote in November.

[PHILIP SCHNEIDER]

I recently drove through Missouri. I didn't stay.

[Raya @ REAL CONSERVATIVES]

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HERE'S WHAT'S "GONE RIGHT" THIS WEEK:

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BREAKING: Missouri Senate OVERRIDES Governor’s Veto of Pro-Gun Bill, Expands Open Carry & Guns in Schools

The Missouri legislature has thrown Democratic Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of a pro-gun bill back in his face.

Late yesterday, the legislature, who met in a special session, voted to override the governor’s veto of SB656.

The vote by the state senate was a fairly one sided 23-8, largely along party lines. We don’t have the House vote total yet, but it had to be at least a 2/3 majority.

The bill in question does several things to expand the rights of Missouri gun owners.

First, it prevents local municipalities from passing laws banning open carry. This is essentially a state preemption law that makes open carry legal throughout the state. Several cities had recently voted to ban open carry within their limits. This bill will make those votes a moot point.

Second, the bill lowers the age to obtain a permit to carry from 21 to 19.

Finally, the bill will allow specially trained school employees to carry guns while on the job in order to protect students from violent crime. The bill would require the state to establish training guidelines for these employees.

Gov. Nixon has regularly and consistently vetoed legislation that would expand the rights of Missouri’s gun owners, so it’s great to see the legislature take a stand for the people here.