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Old July 3rd, 2009, 12:48 PM   #39
mcp1810
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Originally Posted by Oldskoolfan View Post
Actually the Supreme Court has ruled that traveling freely is a right.

Driving A Right, Not A Privilege

DRIVERS LICENSE VS RIGHT TO TRAVEL

There are many people who agree. If the government could stop people from traveling it would surely violate their right to happiness.
But there are many means of transportation that do not require a drivers license. You are free to walk anywhere you wish so long as you are not trespassing. You can ride your bicycle, take a train, ride a horse, take a bus, or fly. Any one of these can get you where you want to go and do not require you to have a drivers license. So requiring an operators license to drive a motor vehicle on government owned and maintained roadway does not deny you your freedom to travel.
Also, you do not have any right to happiness in this country. You certainly have a right to pursue your happiness (within the law)but nowhere is it guaranteed you will achieve it.

ETA: If you look at the clarification part on the page from that first link you will see that the poster even states there is a clear legal distinction between "drive" and "travel".
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