"The Right to TRAVEL FREELY, UNENCUMBERED, and UNFETTERED is guaranteed as a RIGHT and not a mere privilege." i copied this off a page from a constitutionall activist. does anybody else no anything about this right? would it pass in court?
2007-06-07 08:47:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Sorry. Driving is a privilege that can be taken away from you, however, it hasn't stopped those without a license, 8 year olds, or drunks.
2007-06-07 14:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by bundysmom 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
"The Right to TRAVEL FREELY, UNENCUMBERED, and UNFETTERED is guaranteed as a RIGHT and not a mere privilege."
That phrase does not mean that you have a right to drive. It means that you can move from state to state without having to get permits or papers or passports or something like that. The police of Arizona cannot prevent citizens of other states from entering based soley on the fact that they are from other states. In fact, the police would need an unbelievably good reason to block people from entering the state.
You can have a license revoked. You can be arrested for driving without a license. If you do not have a license, you can still travel. I just means that you are going to have to take the bus or a plane or something. There is nothing in the constitution that guarantees people the right to drive.
2007-06-07 08:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As long as you are not getting paid to drive, technically you can travel by any means you want in this country (except on private property) without any restrictions, including licensed vehicle, insurance or drivers license... That is you right as a citizen in this country... If you don't believe it you can go do some research and find several cases where people drove without any type of license/insurance on the vehicle and without a drivers license and got stopped and ticketed / arrested and beat the charges due to their Constitutional right to travel freely... As long as you aren't getting paid regardless of where you are traveling, even to the store an back...
the problem is, most people don't know the laws any better than cops enforcing them do, so they take what the people in charge say as the gospel...
2015-06-01 17:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff Sarasota, Florida 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Driving is not a right (read the Constitution) it is a privilege That's why they can easily take your license away. Be careful about any type of activist they usually have an agenda that has nothing to do with you.
2007-06-07 09:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by SgtMoto 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Court cases in WV all say that using the state's highway is a privilege and not a right. I totally disagree with this. The US Constitution stated that the US Government will establish a system of Post Offices and Post Roads. This in my mind make it a right and not a privilege.
I'm anxious to see how others answer this question.
A recent newspaper article had a WV Supreme
Court ruling that said that when a licensed driver was suspended for DUI, it also included operating a ATV. I can not understand this as no license is required to operate an ATV in WV.
Now getting back to the constitutional right to drive. Remember the Constitution was written over 200 years ago when there were no cars. You could ride your horse anywhere without a license. I feel everyone has a constitutional right to drive providing they obey a few rules. Remember, your rights end where mine begin. If it is your right to drive, then it's my right to insist you do so in a safe manner. I want you to have a license to prove you are capable of driving safely. I want you to have insurance in case you get careless.
I still say you have a right to drive but only as long as you respect my rights. The morons we have in government want to call it a privilege so they can more closely control you.
2007-06-07 08:54:03 · answer #5 · answered by notadeadbeat 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It is a privlege, not a right. You stated you copied this off of a constituntionist activist. It's no surprise then why you feel it's a right, as opposed to a privlege. Constituntionalists, make their own rules, print their own car titles and driver licenses, among other "legal" documents. They are not accepted by federal standards, and most states do not honor the constituntionalists documents. Would it pass in court? No.
2007-06-07 09:00:17 · answer #6 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
anyone who says you have the right to travel is wrong As the Supreme Court notes in Saenz v Roe, 98-97 (1999), the Constitution does not contain the word "travel" in any context, let alone an explicit right to travel (except for members of Congress, who are guaranteed the right to travel to and from Congress).
2015-01-26 13:27:45 · answer #7 · answered by randell b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they were referring to the "privilege" of getting on an airplane without the fear of a rag-head or (terrorist) blowing it up.
They are not talking about you getting in to your car to drive!
Driving a car and having your license in a "privilege", not a right.
If you get too many tickets for speeding or wreckless driving, or if you get into a car and drive while intoxicated then you no longer deserve to drive or have license because you have put others at risk with your hazards.
The cops are just doing their jobs, mate.
Cheers
2007-06-07 08:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you do with your property is "your common law right" to as long as no loss of life, property damage, or injury affects another person. The Constitution protects people from government to guarantee us our rights and liberties. "Freedom of unfettered travel with your private property" is one of those rights.....
2014-03-26 15:03:50 · answer #9 · answered by PHAQ 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Travel Freely yes !
Drive No!
It is a privilage as stated in about every drivers manual for all 50 states and you can lose it for several reasons
2007-06-07 08:51:42 · answer #10 · answered by mes210 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋