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Originally Posted by Shoonra

Courts have held, or at least they did in the first half of the 20th century, that driving a car is an inherently dangerous activity. Every time this unqualified driver got behind the wheel he put people at risk -- both people in other cars and pedestrians.

It's this sort of thinking that leads to tyranny. Seriously. I'm not directing this at you, Shoonra, as much as I am at a large portion of the population (the majority even, or so it seems). LIFE is a 'dangerous activity'. What do the courts say to that? If it's not one thing it's another. If someone is afraid to be on the road with me or anyone else they can either stay home or grow a pair. Why should their fear of the uncertain be grounds to interfere with my ability to travel? The predators will capitalize on these weaknesses to ensure that their thirst for power is quenched (temporarily) and tyranny ensues.

It's enough for me that the Supreme Court has said that the DL laws are for public safety. I don't know, or care, what other sort of proof you want.

It's not enough for us however. The government's authority comes from the consent of the people.

If you will feel safer with a DL then you can have it but why do you all feel you have the right to force on on us?

Perhaps you think it's OK for scofflaws to gamble with the lives of law-abiding people. I think someone who thinks traffic laws don't apply to him should not be allowed behind the wheel.

If traffic was less predictable we'd all be more alert when traveling through it.

"I think someone who thinks..." Your opinion of someone else's opinion is just as unimportant as the opinion you are so opinionated about. What? I lost myself there too.

As I stated earlier in this post, life is dangerous, if it's not one thing it's another. My walking on the same sidewalk as someone else is similarly dangerous. If I don't pay attention to where I'm going I might run into that someone else and knock them into a woodchipper... or something. So what does that mean? Should we all have "Pedestrian Licenses"??? We all need to be responsible enough to maintain control and act with care. If we don't we run the risk of injuring something/one and then we'll be in trouble.