Posted on 01/31/2011 3:54:06 PM PST by dynachrome
ATLANTA -- A state lawmaker from Marietta is sponsoring a bill that seeks to do away with Georgia driver's licenses.
State Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, has filed House Bill 7, calling it the "Right to Travel Act."
In his bill, Franklin states, "Free people have a common law and constitutional right to travel on the roads and highways that are provided by their government for that purpose. Licensing of drivers cannot be required of free people, because taking on the restrictions of a license requires the surrender of an inalienable right."
Franklin told CBS Atlanta News that driver's licenses are a throw back to oppressive times. “Agents of the state demanding your papers," he said. "We’re getting that way here.”
CBS Atlanta's Rebekka Schramm asked Franklin, “How are we going to keep up with who’s who and who’s on the roads and who’s not supposed to be on the roads?”
“That’s a great question," Franklin said. "And I would have to answer that with a question, ‘Why do you need to know who’s who?’”
“What about 12-14-year-olds who want to drive? What would stop them?" Schramm asked.
“Well, what’s stopping them now anyway?” Franklin answered.
Franklin’s name is on the first 21 bills of the legislative session, including one that would require the exclusive use of gold and silver as tender in payment of debts by or to the state, as required in the Georgia Constitution
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He is cool. And he is right.
Yes in the day of major problems, I guess this appears to be very important to this politician. Oh brother we are in trouble.
Privatize the roads first.
I like the way this guy thinks.
Wrong...travel is a right. Via the shoe-leather express.
Driving isn’t a right, its a PRIVILEGE.
If this flies, remind me never to drive anywhere near Georgia with unlicensed, uninsured, and untaught morons behind the wheel.
I’ve driven through GA and from what I saw I didn’t think anyone had one now....
The problem is he doesn’t think very clearly of the unintended consequences.
Who says it is a priviledge?
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Heck, we should be able to fly planes too if we like.
bump
Purchasing gas pays your share to use the roads. That should be enough. Much freedom is lost on the alter of “driving is a privilege”. If the state provided me a car and gas, well, then it would be. As long as I provide my own, it is my right to use my property.
Common sense.
Travel is a right. The conveyance used being a right is stretching this beyond all belief. Under your logic any old Billy Bob should be able to hop into the cockpit of a 767 and see how far down the runway he gets...without the benefit of the FAA checkride.
Anarchy is waaaaaay too far to the right for me.
So do the rest of us just give it up too and say we’re Georgia residents?
And what proportion of illegal aliens are there?
Just wondering.
Watch for the “undocumented worker” population of GA to soar.
You must have driven GA-400...
He is an idiot, and he is wrong.
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