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Originally Posted by FreeFromContract
This is the roadblock to Shoonra's misguided efforts to illustrate that nobody has a right to travel in their own private automobile without a license. No matter how hard she tries to twist it, there was nowhere in the common law that provided for licensing of anyone (even those in transporting goods/merchandise in horse drawn carts or wagons in commerce) on the king's roads.
The common conveyance back then was on carts and wagons by horses, on horse and by foot and of course boat or canoe by water.
The common conveyances today are much different, but there can be no licensing requirement to travel in one's private capacity as illustrated by the above (and many other) cites (many of which are available on SJ).
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See, the deal is that we are all cotenants in common with the roads.
In theory, we own everything and the gov holds it in trust for us.
Why would we need the permission of the trustee to use our own property?
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Originally Posted by psholtz
My understanding is that the word "sheriff" actually descends from "shire reeve"... a "reeve" being old English for "tax collector"..
In other words, the "sheriff" was the guy who went around collecting taxes in your little local shire.
Not exactly someone who's playing for your "team"..
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The shire reeve was the direct representative of the king/queen in the county and was mainly concerned with taxes, as you said.
Remember the story of Robin of Locksley? AKA Robin Hood. Recall the shire reeve of that story, for that is what they were like.
If I recall correctly, the shire reeve is something introduced by the Normans.