Is it raining?

from http://blogs.knoxnews.com

E-Verify Bill Amended to Exclude Employees With Driver's License

Legislation mandating that employers use the federal "E-Verify" system to check whether their new employees are illegal immigrants was amended Thursday to exclude employees that can present a valid drivers license.

The revision, adopted by the Senate Finance Committee late in the day, prompted business lobbyists who had opposed the bill as imposing unwarranted expenses and risk of penalties promptly dropped their objections. The move appeared to assure the measure, SB1699, will pass.

When you think its raining, it may just be a legislator peeing on you.

I didn't agree with the bill in the first place, as it's not right for the government to require businesses to enforce the law. Although I believe we as citizens have a moral obligation to follow the laws of the land and to make sure others do as well, to place the fear of penalty upon business owners is just too much. This law would place a greater burden and penalty upon businesses than it would upon the government whom doles out services and benefits to illegals. 

If we must create laws that restrict the free movement of capital including human capital I am more for an Arizona style law that allows law enforcement to enforce our laws.  

But in this case, I feel that our delegation of legislators, Mike Sparks, Rick Womick, Joe Carr, Jim Tracy, and Bill Ketron, have placed an abundant amount of energy into this bill. They have also said that it would be the reason for a rebound in the economy. So if the economy takes off, its because of this bill, and if it falters, its the amendments fault.