but they might also "cull" occupants of smaller vehicles. If it wasn't for that danger, I'd say "sure, let them."

Could the driver be ticketed if taking the Baptists over to Alabama or Louisiana for a gambling run?

Because we are going to see number of fatal bus crashes involving Church vans go up up up.

If not, this will get tossed out pretty quickly. Either way, it sounds like the roads in MS are about to get more dangerous.

Religious groups aren't the only social groups that could use the exemption. Make it f/ all non-profits, or limit it to non-profits of a certain size, or maintain safety on the roads and fergeddaboutit.

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It's not just 'small churches', though - it's any church. It will apply to the Roman Catholic church just as much, or megachurches.

Republicans sure are wise.

Hardy har har.

It's as old as Methuselah.

If you can afford the gas and the bus, you can afford the insurance and the training and license for the proper driver.

What's next, letting 10 year olds drive as long as they promise to pray and drive to straight to church?

Exempting only churches really is 'Jesus take the wheel.'

Dangerous law.

This is an attempt to nullify the federal law that says, if thou driveth a vehicle that seateth more than fifteen people, thou shalt hold a commercial driver's license with a P endorsement. The government giveth not a fuck whether thou art in intrastate or interstate service or whether thy vehicle belongeth to a church, if it'll hold sixteen or more passengers you need a CDL.

First thing I thought of when I saw the thread..