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: : Hi Everyone. : Well, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we have our first confirmed loss of a drivers under the now famus SB-335 authored by Tom Hayden. The good news that I wrote a letter go General : Motors a letter informing them that they lost a customer because of prejudice, and that they sould support my idea for a Federal bill dealing with this problem. Therefore, I must urge ervery one of you to write General Motors call, write, or fax GM telling that they have lost a caustomer because of prejudice and to support my idea for a Federal bill. GM's address and my idea are provided below. : Mike Williams : General Motors Corporation : 300 Renaissance Center : Detroit, MI 48265 : Phone: 313-556-5000 : Fax: 313-556-5108 : In your correspondence refer to file number (C03674567). : Provisions of the New Law : Any person who meets the following requirement will be considered qualified to drive under the Americans with Disabilities Act. : Any physical defect of the applicant, which is compensated for to ensure safe driving ability, shall not prevent the issuance of a license to the applicant. There will be no exceptions to this rule, including the visually impaired so long as they the following standard: : 1. A visual field of at least 120 degrees. : 2. Have the ability to distinguish colors. : 3. Be free from other impairments such as reduced cognitive skills. : 4. Have a visual acuity of at least 20/40 to 20/70 (with restrictions) through the telescope portion of the lens with a power no greater than 4X or the 5.5X Beecher. There will be no visual acuity cutoffs through the carrier lens. : Any State that refuses to comply with the above regulation shall be subject to the following penalties: : 1. The State will not receive any Federal highway money for both the construction of new roads or for maintenance of existing roads. : 2. The state will not receive any Federal money for public transportation including money for new transit systems and/or for the day to day operation of existing transit systems. : 3. All Federal money for State and Local law enforcement shall be reduced by 25%. : Finally, any public safety or DMV official who does not honestly score the drive test of disabled applicant for the purpose of preventing the issuance of a drivers license to the disabled applicant, shall be subject to the same criminal penalties that an election official would be subject to for denying a person their voting rights based on race, creed, or color.

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