[rednesss]

"Driving a car is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT. The Constitution guarantees NO ONE the right to get behind the wheel."

Barbara Streisand!!!! Our Constitution was not drafted to enumerate our rights and limit them. The Constitution was drafted to limit the power of government.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

If a free man is not endowed with the right to travel and earn a living, that whole right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness idea, then I can think of no more onerous of a philosophy as to say that free movement is a privilege and not a god given right. And I don't want to hear any drivel about how there weren't any cars back in the day of the drafting. They had horses. Was the right to ride a horse down a common thoroughfare a right or a privilege??? Did George Washington need a DMV license to ride his horse???

You sir are the Apex of Irony spouting such balderdash on a site named FREE REPUBLIC!!!!!

[muawiyah]

In George Washington's day slaves were not privileged to hop on a horse and ride it anywhere but on the master's own property. You could have asked George Washington about the situation.

He might have added that slaves weren't allowed to even do that.

[an amused spectator]

You sir are the Apex of Irony spouting such balderdash on a site named FREE REPUBLIC!!!!!

The Congressman has a voluminous and distinguished body of previous writings on the Free Republic that give his postings great weight. Have a care, sir...

Happy New Year to you both. :-)