Is driving a right or a privilege?

[madmanjock]

I think the prediction has been "Current year + 10" for the last 50 years.

They’ve found ways to make decent petrol synthetically, so it will probably never truly go away.

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But, eventually it will become a niche / enthusiast product. Even the oil production world know the gig is up over the next 30 years.

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[Lagduf]

No man is an island, lil homie. Welcome to society.

The sole function of government is to protect man’s rights.

 

[StevenK]

The sole function of government is to protect man’s rights.

Problematic if nobody agrees on what they are

 

[Lagduf]

Problematic if nobody agrees on what they are

They’re self evident, duh.

 

[StevenK]

They’re self evident, duh.

Such a privileged thing to say

 

[Lagduf]

Such a privileged thing to say

It’s just Common Sense.

PS: We earned the right to say it when we shot up your countrymen with our muskets

 

[Lagduf]

Trolling aside:

Freedom of movement is unquestionably a right.

I think it follows, then, that driving an automobile for the purpose of free movement, is also a right.

 

[fake]

Trolling aside:

Freedom of movement is unquestionably a right.

I think it follows, then, that driving an automobile for the purpose of free movement, is also a right.

What about movement across an imaginary line?

 

[Lagduf]

What about movement across an imaginary line?

I’d consider it a right to do so even with as much as I enjoy a good session of Papers, Please.

 

[SouthtownKid]

Trolling aside:

Freedom of movement is unquestionably a right.

I think it follows, then, that driving an automobile for the purpose of free movement, is also a right.

How about free movement in a tank?

 

[Lagduf]

How about free movement in a tank?

I would say yes as:

There are numerous privately owned tanks in America.

Issue of the armament aside I see no issue with driving a tank so long as you don’t damage property that isn’t yours and (on public roads) don’t impede traffic.

That said with firearms, at least, the Supreme Court has set an “in common use” standard. So one could apply that to what types of vehicles were assumed to be within the scope of the right. As tanks aren’t in “common use” it’s possible they could face similar limits in so far as exercising the right to free movement. But I dunno I’m not a lawyer.

 

[wyo]

Driving is a privilege. Nothing about driving in the Constitution.

 

[Lagduf]

Was riding a horse a privilege in 1789?

 

[LoneSage]

Was riding a horse a privilege in 1789?

Without a doubt.

 

[HellioN]

It's kinda both IMO.
We have the right of free movement but not the method.
As in, you're free to travel to Texas but the way you get there is dependant on what you can afford, the so called privilege part.
I can walk to a location for free but if my wallet allows it I can use the privilege of a bus, car, or aeroplane to get there as well.