Really disheartening to see so many alleged “Conservatives” piling on to pillory this guy for actually understanding that in order to exercise the right to travel freely Driving IS indeed a RIGHT.
Sad so many have swallowed the “Privilege” propaganda so completely.
I would have expected better from this site.
Who does he think he is, Ron nutcase Paul?
What a dumb idea. Licensing of a driver shows they have received training in driving. After that it’s just updating your driver license and making sure you can still see. While I realize anyone without a license can drive a car, it’s nice to know that most people have gone through some training before getting behind the wheel.
The requirements (training and testing) for getting a driver’s license in the US must already be the lowest in the Western world. And he wants to do away with them altogether? What could possibly go wrong?!
>taking on the restrictions of a license requires the surrender of an inalienable right
LOL!
An inalienable right is one that is endowed upon you by virtue of being born a human. - and costs no one else anything.
I don’t remember driving being any such thing.
Definition of a tax:
Any direct tax, fee, license, permit or any other payment to any type of governmental entity is a TAX, no matter what the name or whether forced or not.
When we are forced to pay for infrastructure (roads)whether we use them or not (which is highly unlikely) we have the absolute RIGHT to travel them in any manner that is safe to ourselves and others.
The only reason for a driver’s license is to feed a huge state bureaucracy along with a means of income to support both it and the state coffers. A license does nothing to insure a licensed driver is actually safe. One can pass a test but once on the road, the “real world” sets in and a driver is what they become.
I got my driver’s license back when I was 14 by taking driver’s education in Texas. I am now 64. During all of that time of driving I have only had one instance where I was checked at a driver’s license check point for my license.
Now, with that in mind, how many check points do you see daily to insure people have their licenses? That’s right! NONE! Here in South Texas I would estimate that over 35% of all drivers do not have a license. And...that may be too low of an estimate.
Another point is that since I obtained my “training” and license 50 years ago I have never had to take any type of training or tests to maintain my license.
Now, with these facts in mind, someone please tell me precisely how having a driver’s license insures a safe driver? The answer is: It doesn’t, it simply creates a means of income for the state through fees, licenses, permits, fines and traffic tickets to support the bureaucratic system...nothing else.