quizzicalkitten -> RE: Another Pointless Automobile Death... (9/11/2014 5:19:33 PM)
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ORIGINAL: CreativeDominant Not to get too far off topic in my own thread but the rights we have in this country are granted to us by the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. If you look closely stceither one, there is no such right as a "right to drive". It is a privilege granted by the state you live in. Governed by laws and regulations but NOT an "inalienable" right, as declared by the Declaration, nor found anywhere within the Bill of Rights. Googling it brings up a bunch of papers but the major argument against it is similar to mine. I haven't googled any court cases over the argument but I will this afternoon. quote:
ORIGINAL: quizzicalkitten I dont remember reading about cars in the constitution... Can you tell me where that is in that lovely little document? Driving is not now nor will it ever be a "right" its a privlege that can be easily revoked. Owning a gun is a right, its specifically mentioned in that lovely little document, because even back then they knew that giving the power to a government wasnt wise. I've already explained this once but, let me try again: quote:
ORIGINAL HERE Freedom of movement under United States law is governed primarily by the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution which states, "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States." As far back as the circuit court ruling in Corfield v. Coryell, 6 Fed. Cas. 546 (1823), the Supreme Court recognized freedom of movement as a fundamental Constitutional right. In Paul v. Virginia, 75 U.S. 168 (1869), the Court defined freedom of movement as "right of free ingress into other States, and egress from them."[1] However, the Supreme Court did not invest the federal government with the authority to protect freedom of movement. Under the "privileges and immunities" clause, this authority was given to the states, a position the Court held consistently through the years in cases such as Ward v. Maryland, 79 U.S. 418 (1871), the Slaughter-House Cases, 83 U.S. 36 (1873) and United States v. Harris, 106 U.S. 629 (1883).[2][3] So, as I said, before: quote:
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ORIGINAL: CreativeDominant Actually, it may well be within his rights to own an automobile. However, a driver's license is a privilege...not a right. That would depend upon how one interprets the right of free travel, which is a right. If we can say that muskets were the "assault weapons of their day", can't we also say that driving is just another mode of travel? I happen to think driving is a right, not a privilege. quizzical, I don't remember semi-automatic weapons being in the Constitution, either but there ya have it. Screen captures still RULE! Ya feel me? Its under the right to bear arms, as a gun regardless of its automatic nature is considered an "arm" its included. While your link could include driving a car, its not required to be able to move from one state to another which is what your clause is talking about.
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