Licenses
Speaking English Is No Longer Optional. Over 6,000 Drivers Have Found Out The Hard Way.
It’s one thing to debate rules in Washington — it’s another when 6,000 drivers are removed from the roads..
That’s what’s happening across the country as federal regulators begin enforcing a rule that’s been on the books for decades but rarely taken seriously — the requirement that every commercial driver operating an 80,000‑pound truck in the United States must be able to read and speak English well enough to understand road signs, communicate with inspectors, and make log entries accurately.
How Did a Migrant Who Can’t Speak English Get a License to Drive a Big Rig?
Especially when they can’t identify traffic signs.
You’ve seen the video. Big-rig driver Harjinder Singh tries to make an illegal U-turn on a Florida turnpike. The semi-truck jackknifed and blocked all lanes of traffic. Those in the minivan destroyed in the Aug. 12 crash never had a chance. The collision killed the driver and two passengers.
The question on everyone’s mind: How did Singh get a commercial driver’s license?
The Indian citizen reportedly crossed the U.S. border illegally in 2018. Nonetheless, he obtained driving credentials, and, thanks to the Sanctuary State of California, not just a regular driver’s license. The Golden State issued the Stockton resident a limited-term/non-domiciled CDL in 2024, even though his English comprehension, from what we know, was not up to the job. (RELATED: Gavin Newsom’s California Is a Crashing Caliphate of Chaos)
https://spectator.org/how-did-a-migrant-who-cant-speak-english-get-a-license-to-drive-a-big-rig/
FLHSMV Announces Driver License Exams to Be Administered in English Only
Today, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) announced that, beginning Friday, February 6th, all driver license knowledge and skills examinations will be administered exclusively in English. This change applies to all driver license classifications, including exams administered orally.
Tennessee House passes bill saying same-sex marriages do not have to be recognized
A bill that says same-sex marriages do not have to be recognized in the state of Tennessee was passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday.
HB 1473 states that “private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to recognize a marriage between individuals of the same sex; prohibits the board of professional responsibility from disciplining or sanctioning an attorney for declining to officiate a marriage between two persons of the same sex.”