You make some good points, but with due respect, your conclusion is ludicrous. Allen West did not invent the notion that we have an interstate highway system, but we do. Thus, driving cannot be a “state” issue.
It just can’t. So to say West should be ashamed is a knee jerk over react. To disagree is something else. But sorry, you cannot justify interstate highways as a state issue. Think of the practical impossibilties of what you are saying .
Nonsense! The MOST the Federal government should do is set minimum licensing standards, that would allow other states to decide not to honor licenses from states that don’t comply.
For example, if Vermont gave licenses to 12 year olds, with little or no training, Maryland should not have to honor Vermont licenses (though it would be free to do so if it chooses to). Other than that, the Fed should stay out of intrastate driving.
Are the Feds making trying to impose these requirements, ONLY for driving on interstate highways or all roads?
You might not be aware that that same “interstate highway” argument has been used to argue that practically ALL commerce, is interstate commerce, and therefore subject to Federal regulation, because it takes place in the vicinity of an interstate highway.