"Matthews eventually pleaded no contest, paid a fine of $167 and obtained a driver’s license."
To: ResistorSister
So much for his constitutional convictions.
# 7by robertpaulsen
In the movies, that's called "paying protection money." The analogy is a perfect fit, for just as you pay "protection money" to purchase a right you already own from gangsters, you pay fines and license fees to purchase the right you already have to travel on our roads.
The use of the roads is not a privilege, it is the right of every citizen. Travel is a right, just as self-defense is. Requiring a fee to purchase the use of a right is an un-Constitutional infringement on that right.
Your hard-earned money belongs to you, robertpaulsen. If a man walked up to you and said, "I need your money, share with me," you would stand on your right of ownership and tell him to take a hike. If that same man pulled a gun on you, you would regretfully, but dutifully, hand over your money.
So much for your convictions of ownership. Socialist. See ya next week, Comrade.
I did read that he was driving a car without a license, which was against Ohio state laws. Is that what you're referring to? Driving a car is a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution? I missed that.
To say that I give up my 'conviction of ownership' if someone steals money from me at the point of a gun is asinine. Nobody "pulled a gun on" Matthews and forced him to drive, nor did they "pull a gun on" him and force him to get a license. He voluntarily decided to give in to the system. Hence, my comment.
BTW, aren't the airlines violating your 4th amendment 'right to be secure against unreasonable searches'? Or do you just push your way past security? Or do you not fly? (Hint: The U.S. Constitution is a Federal document. It is not a State document. It is not a personal document.)
And they may walk or hire passage in a vehicle to their heart's content.