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Thu Jun-22-06 09:57 AM
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| 4. Ooh thats a can of worms. |
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Legally, it is a privelage. That is, it is a right that requires a person to meet certain obligations.
The state holds all the cards when it comes to driving. A person must have a license, the car must be inspected, registered, titled and insured. The state even controls the transfer of automobiles through titleing. You never really "own" your car, you are merely given title to it. You cannot transfer your car to another person without the cooperation of the state via the titling process.
That said, the energy and automobile industries are considered vital to our economic security. For that reason the process is very much simplified. A person only needs the barest of skills to qualify for a license, and unsafe cars are routinely allowed on the roads.
So I would say that driving is a privelage that the powers that has such low barriers as to ALMOST be considered a right.
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| -Is driving a privilege? |
olefty |
Jun-22-06 09:50 AM |
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A privilege. |
benburch |
Jun-22-06 09:54 AM |
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A privilege. |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Jun-22-06 09:55 AM |
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Legally it is a privilege |
Freedom_from_Chains |
Jun-22-06 09:57 AM |
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I think you've got something backwards |
tedd |
Aug-14-06 09:34 AM |
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Ooh thats a can of worms. |
the other one |
Jun-22-06 09:57 AM |
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Yes, it is |
question everything |
Jun-22-06 09:57 AM |
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Privileges can be taken away, rights cannot. So I say driving's a privileg |
electron_blue |
Jun-22-06 09:58 AM |
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I feel it's a privilege. |
deadparrot |
Jun-22-06 09:58 AM |
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It is a privilege. |
William769 |
Jun-22-06 09:59 AM |
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"A privilege is something that can be taken away, a right is not." |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jun-22-06 10:53 AM |
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voting is a privilege, too. Not a right. |
electron_blue |
Jun-22-06 12:55 PM |
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Voting is neither a right nor a privilege. |
Sinistrous |
Jun-22-06 05:35 PM |
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I get your point, nonetheless it is something that can is earned by |
electron_blue |
Jun-23-06 12:58 PM |
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What? |
lagged_variable |
Jun-27-06 09:11 AM |
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Actually, those amendments combined basically say... |
Solon |
Aug-08-06 01:36 AM |
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Actually, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Art_from_Ark |
Dec-25-10 08:25 PM |
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Silly Fifteenth Amendment... |
PavePusher |
Oct-24-11 08:19 AM |
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For many people it's a necessity |
rman |
Jun-22-06 10:02 AM |
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If it is a necessity, |
quantessd |
Jul-10-06 11:28 PM |
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Yes a privilege |
izzie |
Jun-22-06 10:02 AM |
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There isnt a thing in the Constitution about eating pizza either. |
We_Have_A_Problem |
Oct-28-11 09:47 AM |
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It's a right, like any other right that the gov't can take away from you |
meti57b |
Jun-22-06 10:13 AM |
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Driving is, of course, a right. |
Sinistrous |
Jun-22-06 10:34 AM |
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Try not taking the driver's test the next time you move to a new state, |
electron_blue |
Jun-23-06 12:59 PM |
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As I said above..... |
Sinistrous |
Jun-23-06 09:24 PM |
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It's more than competence. You have no "right" to drive w/o a license |
electron_blue |
Jun-23-06 10:32 PM |
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Freedom of movement is a right inherent in our status as |
Sinistrous |
Jun-24-06 02:21 PM |
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And? |
Solon |
Aug-08-06 01:33 AM |
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And? |
tortoise1956 |
Jan-18-11 11:10 PM |
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I didn't have to take a drivers |
petersond |
Jul-13-06 06:43 PM |
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No problem. |
We_Have_A_Problem |
Oct-28-11 09:47 AM |
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I think we are closely aligned on this Sinistrous |
olefty |
Jun-23-06 01:28 PM |
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And I believe that accepting the idea that the state is in the position |
Sinistrous |
Jun-23-06 09:28 PM |
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I disagree... |
Solon |
Aug-08-06 01:30 AM |
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You just flamboyantly said that driving is a circumstantial right. |
Ostanes |
Sep-26-11 08:35 PM |
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This one |
imandrewmurphy |
Jun-30-06 01:28 AM |
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I hold it to be a right |
SlipperySlope |
Jul-18-06 07:48 PM |
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Driving is driving. |
57_TomCat |
Jul-19-06 05:29 AM |
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somewhere in the middle |
Tenseiga |
Jul-23-06 08:09 AM |
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The View from Canada |
tedd |
Aug-13-06 02:23 PM |
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It is a right. My taxes pay for the roads, ergo they are mine.. |
truebrit71 |
Aug-13-06 09:45 PM |
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Driving is a right. ... Period. |
robertdaluz |
Nov-15-10 09:09 PM |
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If its a right ,my rights have been denied ! |
NikRik |
Dec-24-10 10:25 AM |
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Please CLARIFY. Driving what and driving where? |
Shagbark Hickory |
Jan-24-11 11:27 AM |
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Not being kept in a cage is a privilege |
saras |
Feb-05-11 08:10 PM |
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Driving Privilege is a fraud |
Superliberty |
Feb-22-11 01:02 AM |
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Access to public roads is a right. Operating a motor vehicle is a privilege... |
Rabblevox |
Feb-25-11 09:51 PM |
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privilege n/t |
Jmaxfie1 |
Feb-26-11 05:02 AM |
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Privilege nt |
King_David |
Mar-19-11 05:53 PM |
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Jul-30-11 11:37 AM |
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definitely a privilege. |
libguy_6731 |
Aug-06-11 04:59 PM |
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Privilege. |
SteveM |
Aug-21-11 05:03 PM |
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Just to clarify |
We_Have_A_Problem |
Sep-29-11 01:52 PM |
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Privilege |
WAFS |
Aug-24-11 05:28 AM |
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I would consider it a right |
We_Have_A_Problem |
Oct-28-11 09:43 AM |
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No, we all have a right to drive |
chunter |
Nov-04-11 12:47 PM |
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Hmm |
Shotglass |
Nov-06-11 06:31 AM |
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Nov-07-11 08:06 AM |
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