New driver's license rule will trip up more grannies than terrorists

Want to keep your driver’s license?

First, find your birth certificate.

In yet another example of bungling in Austin, Gov. Rick Perry’s appointees have passed a rule that will punish little old ladies on the pretext of nabbing terrorists.

As of Oct. 1, everybody with an expired driver’s license — even if it’s only a day out of date — must come up with a notarized birth certificate, passport or residency card to regain driving privileges, no matter how long they’ve lived in Texas.

And even if your license hasn’t expired, you might not escape the long arm of the Texas Public Safety Commission.

Lifelong Texans, particularly older Texans, are suddenly being asked to prove their citizenship if that information wasn’t included when the Department of Public Safety computerized its records.

And if you’re a foreigner here legally on a visa — students, refugees, those seeking political asylum — you might as well get comfy at the DPS office. More here.