A state lawmaker from Marietta is sponsoring a bill that seeks to do away with Georgia driver’s licenses.
State Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, has filed House Bill 7, calling it the “Right to Travel Act.”
In his bill, Franklin states, “Free people have a common law and constitutional right to travel on the roads and highways that are provided by their government for that purpose. Licensing of drivers cannot be required of free people, because taking on the restrictions of a license requires the surrender of an inalienable right.”
Franklin told CBS Atlanta News that driver’s licenses are a throw back to oppressive times. “Agents of the state demanding your papers,” he said. “We’re getting that way here.”
CBS Atlanta’s Rebekka Schramm asked Franklin, “How are we going to keep up with who’s who and who’s on the roads and who’s not supposed to be on the roads?”
“That’s a great question,” Franklin said. “And I would have to answer that with a question, ‘Why do you need to know who’s who?’”
“What about 12-14-year-olds who want to drive? What would stop them?” Schramm asked.
“Well, what’s stopping them now anyway?” Franklin answered.
Full Article @ CBSAtlanta.com
Interesting idea. I went to the DMV the other day. I've recently moved from Texas to Colorado (where I was born). I sat and waiting nearly an hour for my number to be called, only to be turned away because i couldn't prove that I was "lawfully present." My Texas DL was not sufficient because Texas doesn't make you prove you are a citizen to get a DL. I have to go back and take my SS card or birth certificate. This is just absurd. Here I am, middle-aged white guy, never been off the continent, and I have to prove I'm an American citizen to transfer my DL. Why do we put up with this s….tuff?