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Is this the real reason they went after him?

Garms said Cooper's radio show had been off the air for about a month because of a shortage of money. But in one of his last programs, Garms said, Cooper had accused the federal government of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.

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did you get to the 9th amendment yet?

I've gotten to them all. The Constitution, Ammendments, Declaration of Independence, as well as other key docs are printed and by my desk, and also bookmarked.

From USConstitution.net:

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

The explanation, also from the same site:

The 9th Amendment is simply a statement that other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn't mean they can be violated.

Yes, this states individuals may have other rights which might be inviolable. Since they are not enumerated, it is left to Constitutional law to determine or verify these. That is why I asked DrLiberty for the sources that he seems to be aware of. Do you know the sources? If we are going to debate Constitutional Law, I can only afirm or refute those things that I have knowledge of. Show me the legal precedence that the "right to travel by car", and indeed actually be the driver, is an unalienable natural right, and I'll say "you're right" and the discussion is over.

BTW, I've pretty much agreed that there is a "right to travel" as part of personal freedoms and liberties, as long as this travel doesn't infring upon other limitations (private property, etc...). I just don't see anything that would even imply that a drivers license is unconstitutional.