Texas Gov Goes Nanny State on Teen Dropouts
Nanny State Liberation Front; July 16, 2010
You’ve probably seen or heard rumblings of a “conservative nanny state” coming from the Left, but didn’t believe it could be true. Well, it looks like there’s at least one verifiable case of a ‘presumed’ conservative letting his inner liberal shine through to the dismay of teenagers in Texas who’ve dropped-out of high school but still want to get behind the wheel, perhaps, so they can drive to their jobs.
Texas Governor Rick Perry, who many Republicans and conservatives say isn’t one of their own, is calling for a nanny state ban to prevent teenage high school dropouts from receiving their drivers licenses. According to Perry, “If you are of high school age and you are not in a bricks and mortar or virtual high school, you are not going to get a drivers license. It’s that simple.”
Currently, Texas high school students seeking to earn their driving privilege mustshow valid proof of high school enrollment to even get in the door at the state’s motor vehicles bureau. Perry and supporters of the ‘tough love’ initiative hope drivers licenses will prove to be an incentive to keep teens in the classroom, though there’s no word on whether newly-licensed drivers would lose their licenses should they drop-out upon issuance.
If high school dropouts want to drive, instead of forcing them go back to school, Perry and his nanny state cohorts should mandate these kids have steady employment as an alternative requirement for earning their drivers licenses. As it stands, Perry’s licensing requirement punishes working teen dropouts by prohibiting them from driving to their jobs.
Let’s give hard-working teens credit for taking personal responsibility for their personal decisions that don’t fit traditional molds. If they’re not in the classroom and not sitting on the couch watching television while claiming government handouts like welfare checks and food stamps, they should become licensed drivers, too.
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