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To: cuban leaf
The thing is, to further explore your position, should a person who simply cannot operate a motor vehicle be allowed to operate one?

No they shouldn't. The government does have a legitimate interest in verifying that someone is capable of competently operating a potentially dangerous vehicle.

This is a very different thing from saying the government should have veto power over demonstrably competent people operating motor vehicles.

The privilege thing is a big deal. You do not have to get a license to have the God given rights protected in the constitution. But operating a motor vehicle does take certain skills and abilities. There need to be minimum standards. However, once developed, they can’t be used in a discriminatory fashion. That is, the rules should apply identically to everyone. But there do need to be rules.

I have no objection to requirements to demonstrate competency. I *DO* have objections to the usage of a "license" as an imminent threat to coerce "state approved behavior" or the presumption that they are doing you a favor by allowing you to exercise your right to use the public roads.

98 posted on 04/07/2015 9:20:45 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp
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To: DiogenesLamp

I have no objection to requirements to demonstrate competency. I *DO* have objections to the usage of a “license” as an imminent threat to coerce “state approved behavior” or the presumption that they are doing you a favor by allowing you to exercise your right to use the public roads.


You and I are actually on the same page on this thing once we talk out the specifics.


108 posted on 04/07/2015 10:53:50 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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