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| Residency not required for Maine driver's license | |
| 2007-07-14 | |
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #17 Lets just have a dna registry and get rid of all the paper. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-07-14 17:38 |
| #16 Abu, they passed a Real ID law in Georgia and now you have to bring a veritable cornicupia of documentation to get a license including proof of citizenship and proof of residence. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-07-14 17:19 |
| #15 Zenster - renewing your DL at the state level is currently a major pain in the patootie. And you want to turn it over to the Feds?!? Where did I say that? What I want is a federally enacted law formulating guidelines that all states must follow when issuing driver's licenses. Shouldn't be too tough and it would stop this garbage overnight. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-14 16:47 |
| #14 Hell in King County - Washington State all you need to register to vote is a utility bill. You don't even have to be human! A women even Registered her dog to vote. The Elections office sent her dog two ballots - one even after they knew he was a dog (the paws-print signature kind of gave it away - and yes she voided the ballot) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-07-14 15:59 |
| #13 Zenster - renewing your DL at the state level is currently a major pain in the patootie. And you want to turn it over to the Feds?!? How I spent my summer vacation.......8p |
| Posted by: Angineger Henbane2884 2007-07-14 14:52 |
| #12 Cool!! I can just make up a name and get a Maine Driver's license? I'm on that. Do I have to actually go to Maine? Or can I just send them a photo by mail? Think of the possibilities! I can establish a whole new identity, establish credit - and then when my identity is stolen, it's no skin off of my nose - just as it is for the illegals. I wonder what I should name myself. I think I'll go with Gonzalez so I can get all of the extra perks like free health care, free education and never need to answer for my lack of an actual social security number. Awesome! |
| Posted by: Angaiger Tojo1904 2007-07-14 13:21 |
| #11 I think that a lot of Virginians will apply for Maine licenses. The state has just gone to a system where a conviction for a serious offense entails a $750–3000 civil penalty tacked onto the registration fee. It's the full employment act for VA lawyers. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-07-14 12:35 |
| #10 when i moved to Georgia, i did not need any additional documentation as my current drivers license was still in effect... i didnt even need a utility bill to pprove an address. it was much harder to get a library card than to get the drivers license. maybe my local DMV was being lax, i c ant say. this was in 1999 btw. may have changed since then, but i dont know |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2007-07-14 11:34 |
| #9 When I was living in London, I had my wallet stolen. I contacted California DMV ( I had moved to London from California) and asked if they could supply me with a new DL. In 10 days I had a new California DL with my London, UK address on it. Got stopped later in Ireland for speeding and the Garda let me go because I had the most unique DL he had ever seen. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-07-14 11:33 |
| #8 California's former governor Gray Davis and some of the donk legislators wanted to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens. That's part of the reason we recalled him and elected Arnold as the new governator. Put the kibosh on that real quick. |
| Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-07-14 10:45 |
| #7 Here's a suggestion. The issuance of driver's licenses does not devolve to a states rights level. Due to federal funding of the interstate freeway system, all states must comply with certain national laws such as the speed limit. There needs to be a blanket federal standard of documentation required to obtain a driver's license in all 50 states, period. Birth certificate, passport or green card. Nothing else will do. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-14 10:29 |
| #6 Pennsylvania was a passport or Birth certificate, as I recall. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-07-14 10:23 |
| #5 I don't recall exactly what I had to bring with me (other than my old Illinois DL) when I got my Maryland license, but I don't think it was overly difficult or stringent to obtain. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-07-14 10:17 |
| #4 When I switch my California license for a Georgia license, I have to present proof of citizenship, either a birth certificate or a passport. I wouldn't chat too openly about your recent migration, whahahaha. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-07-14 10:01 |
| #3 New Mexico has been issuing DL's to illegal aliens for quite some time now, though I suspect the state wants some "evidence" of NM state residency, which is trivially easy to concoct. Other states have similar lax standards. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-07-14 09:48 |
| #2 When I switch my California license for a Georgia license, I have to present proof of citizenship, either a birth certificate or a passport. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-07-14 09:42 |
| #1 It follows that a Maine drivers license should not be accepted as a legitimate form of ID by any other state or by the TSA at airports. Make the Maine folk get passports just like any other foreigner. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-07-14 09:41 |