Drivers License VS Right To Travel (weapons, economy, government, states)
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We as united states citizens have more rights then we think.The police & local courts DONT want us to know that.Read for yourself. http://www.apfn.org/apfn/travel.htm
Last edited by Bo; 12-27-2008 at 05:58 PM..
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In the higher level law courses I took in college, all of our professors (some were former judges who are very conservative) engraved the "right to travel" into our brains. It was even in the textbooks we used. I don't really agree with it, but there were many cases where the Supreme Court ruled that U.S. citizens do have a right to drive.
I'm not really up for debate on it since I personally think driving should be a privilege...I don't want some kook on the road. Cars are weapons.
Anyway this should probably be in the Politics and Other Controversies forum.
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Originally Posted by kidyankee764
In the higher level law courses I took in college, all of our professors (some were former judges who are very conservative) engraved the "right to travel" into our brains. It was even in the textbooks we used. I don't really agree with it, but there were many cases where the Supreme Court ruled that U.S. citizens do have a right to drive.
I'm not really up for debate on it since I personally think driving should be a privilege...I don't want some kook on the road. Cars are weapons.
Anyway this should probably be in the Politics and Other Controversies forum.
I agree ... driving is a priviledge that should be revoked when you violate the rules of the road.
There's no such thing as a "right to travel" (or "a right to free pizza and a back-rub", or any other positive rights), but I do agree that the government monopoly of road ownership and driving regulation is a problem.
In a purely free economy, private roads would compete with each-other in terms of consumer satisfaction, which can be subjective: some people want more safety, some people want more speed, some less rules, etc. Of course there's a limit to how many private roads can be constructed between point A and point B, but it would be an improvement nonetheless. It would be natural for different local establishments (ex neighborhood associations that own nearby roads) to practice a particular philosophy in how they run their roads. Etc.
Although public roads are a problem that mostly started in the 20th century, and would have ended in that century as well if it wasn't for government intervention. Energy is cheap on this planet, and flight is far more convenient than just rolling along the earth's surface!
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Originally Posted by eagle7
We as united states citizens have more rights then we think.The police & local courts DONT want us to know that.Read for yourself. DRIVERS LICENSE VS RIGHT TO TRAVEL
First of all there is no "right to travel" (where is that in the Constitution? Right after the "right to privacy"??). I guess some judges just think they can make up the law and the Constitution.
Second of all, if one even accepted that argument, the "right to travel" does not equate to a "right to drive". There are many methods of travel that do not require the operation of a motor vehicle by the traveller.
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