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Back in the olden days - they used to teach both History and Civics.
Those days are long gone - SAD
It's astounding how little some people know about the very basics of our government among other things. Actually it's embarrassing when you think about people going through 12 years of basic education and yet have very little basic knowledge in general. I've met people at my work who don't know there are 12 inches in a linear ft.
Somehow they manage to make it through life.
Because not all laws are federal laws. We also have state and local laws. Each state is so different, and even areas within the states have different needs, it wouldn't make sense to only have one set of laws for everyone across the board.
Although that system causes a number of complications, it's also a strategic strength of the nation.
Unlike many other nations, the distribution of essential services and protections is de-centralized enough in the US that the nation would never be paralyzed by a successful terrorist strike on the national capital. While most states would eventually run into great economic difficulty, basic operations and law and order would go on without DC.
Why we also have different laws in different states and was for License Plates, why not have license plates called "United States Of America"?
Because the federal government hasn't found a way to circumvent the constitution on that particular matter. You can bet they are working on it, though.
The money goes to the local police or county where you got pulled over not to the state as it stands now unless its the highway patrol. A federal plate would not change that.
That depends on the state. Here in Maryland all traffic violation fines: stop sign, red light and speeding (for these two unless they're camera violations, then they go to the locality), reckless driving, DUI, etc. goes to the state which then rebates a very small portion back to the issuing jurisdiction.
Municipalities can game the system a bit if they have their own police department (many ones in Maryland don't but contract instead with the County based Police/Sheriff Departments or the Maryland State Police) by making the violations municipal infractions instead of summonses.
The licensing of vehicles, in accordance with the 10th amendment, is a power belonging to the individual states. Here’s a fun fact, if a state decided to stop licensing their cars (or issuing birth certificates) they could and there is nothing the federal government or other states can do about it other than dangle money or take it away as long as they do the same thing to every one of their citizens.
Besides, I love all the different license plates, it’s fun to see the states’ personalities on those things.
Yeah! Like way back when Oklahoma was OK! But then some people may dispute Oklahoma was OK in 1968, because if you were on board a jet and drinking the stewardess would come up to you and grab your drink. When asked why she would say "Because we're about to enter dry air space--Oklahoma!"
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Why we also have different laws in different states and was for License Plates, why not have license plates called "United States Of America"?
Trust me. I know you wait in line or have to take a number in some states but would you REALLY want to deal with the Federal government every year just to get your renewal tag?
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