QUESTION
Whatever happened to our constitutional right to travel?
Asked on Nov 13th, 2012 on Litigation - Georgia
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A license is to do commerce, make money, so why do I need a license to go to the store?
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How is this a personal injury question?
Answered on Jun 26th, 2013 at 9:04 PM
Ronald A. Steinberg
If you walk, take a cab, or take a bus, or get someone else to take you, you do not need a license. You DO need a license to drive a motor vehicle on the public roads.
Answered on Nov 22nd, 2012 at 6:00 PM
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Melvin G. Franke
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Because the Courts have said a drivers license is a privilege not a right.
Answered on Nov 16th, 2012 at 3:44 AM
John J. Carney
If you mean why do you need a driver's license then the obvious answer is so the state can make sure that you are able to read, understand the rules of the road, operate a motor vehicle, park, see properly, and pass a written test. oddly enough you can be mental patient or have a lot of disorders that would make it unclear that you should be driving, but if you pass the driver's test, eye test, and written test then you can drive until it respire.
Answered on Nov 16th, 2012 at 2:31 AM
Michael J. Breczinski
You need a license to drive not to travel. You can walk or ride or bicycle to the store without one.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 5:15 AM
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License is a privilege, not a right. If you want to drive you need to jump through the government's hoops. If not, put on your walking shoes and get to the store that way or buy a horse. Good luck.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 4:32 AM
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A license is a privilege, not a right.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 4:01 AM
I license is a "permission to do something" Therefore a Driver's license is permission to drive!
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 3:53 AM
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Public safety trumps your right to travel the highways.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 3:46 AM
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If you are talking about a drivers license... a drivers license is not a right it is a privilege. The fees for the license goes to pay for the roads that you drive on, among a list of many other things. No one is preventing you from going to the store. You can take a taxi, bus, or even walk.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 3:45 AM
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Question does not make sense. There is no constitutional right to travel. It used to be a free country but not in recent years.. it belongs to the progressives and the layabouts and certainly is not free any more (but this doesn't have to do with your question, which is).
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 3:43 AM
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Travel is a right. Driving is a privilege.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 3:41 AM