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Nice thought, but the law says "sex at birth", they probably know it from social security records or whatever. And your "incorrect" license isn't valid while waiting for appeals... and it's not like they'd prioritize it anyways. Messed up situation.
Doesn't matter they'd still have to prove it in court and that is going to eat huge parts of their budget and insane amounts of manpower diverted from actually running the state.
Except in the real world, you still lose your job after getting arrested and charged.
You'd have to be arrested for that first. Are you in the habit of being arrested on a day to say basis?
You don't think that Kansas cops will just profile anyone who looks even vaguely trans or GNC and demand to see ID?
I hope they do! That's where they'll get outrage. Striking outside marginalized communities is and always will be dangerous ground so arresting a dude that looks a bit too feminine or a woman who looks a tad too masculine is and I'm sorry to say this the exact thing you need to be hoping for.
Are you high right now?
Would it matter if I was or are you just being a bigot?
Your comments are complete gibberish. Yes, people get arrested for driving without a valid license. You have to show your license when you get pulled over. This really isn't that complicated buddy. They just voided the license of every trans person in the state. These people literally don't have valid drivers licenses. People could still use their old license, but it would be no different from anyone else driving on an expired license.
I'm not really understanding why you're having such difficulty understanding these very simple concepts. That's why I assumed you're high.
No they aren't.
I never said people don't get arrested for not having a valid license, I implied they need pretext to pull you over to find out your license isn't valid.
I'm not understanding why you chose to be rude but you do you buddy that said you sound like an awful person if you can't have a conversation without being a dick. Also, so that's a yes on just being a bigot, cool.
Bold assumption.
I'd like for you to be right and I hope you are, but I don't think you are.
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li_2020/b2019_20/statute/008_000_0000_chapter/008_002_0000_article/008_002_0059_section/008_002_0059_k/
Such review shall be in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. In the case of review of an order of suspension under K.S.A. 8-1001 et seq., and amendments thereto, or of an order of disqualification under subsection (a)(1)(D) of K.S.A. 8-2,142, and amendments thereto, the petition for review shall be filed within 14 days after the effective date of the order and venue of the action for review is the county where the administrative proceeding was held or the county where the person was arrested. In all other cases, the time for filing the petition is as provided by K.S.A. 77-613, and amendments thereto, and venue is the county where the licensee resides. The action for review shall be by trial de novo to the court. The court shall take testimony, examine the facts of the case and determine whether the petitioner is entitled to driving privileges or whether the petitioner's driving privileges are subject to suspension, cancellation or revocation under the provisions of this act.
It's a trial, they don't have a choice unless they change the way suspensions and disqualifications work and in the mean time there's probably going to be a group of lawyers working to get an injunction for overbredth and likely for speedy trial because of the volume of appeals.
Rule of law in the USA is almost dead.
You understand almost dead and dead are two totally different things correct? But no you're right, let's not try let's just roll over and not use the options available. I'm sure that'll end up well.
Please forgive me for quoting myself from elsewhere:
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So I'm afraid they do have a choice in the same way they have ignored due process and habeas corpus, as one tiny example.
Yeah nihilistic thought processes aren't helpful. The only legal means of resistance is through the law and we most do it and do far honestly they've respected the process when push comes to shove because fascism has to pretend laws matter even when the law is dumb.
Can you name a time in recent history they've ignored going to court? I can't. They've ignored the rulings at times but in this case you're aiming for a class action to judicially overrule the legislation so they can ignore it all they want but the licenses would still revert back to being legal.