Ga. Lawmaker Proposes Doing Away With Driver's Licenses

[proud2BlibKansan]

ATLANTA -- 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.”

more . . . http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/26675368/detail.html

[LiberalFighter]

1. How citizens vote?

[Generic Other]

4. monkeys with keyboards

just bang away!

[asjr]

2. There has to be something in the water.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Does that mean they wouldn't have to have proof of insurance either?

Because I'm pretty sure that the insurance companies -- who actually run this country -- will object to that.

[gratuitous]

5. A right to travel on government-provided roads?

The ability to hold contradictory thoughts is strong in Mr. Franklin. No doubt he will win the support of millions of drunken drivers who would use the "freedom" afforded them to maim and kill fellow citizens by the carload, truckload and busload.

Is this fellow representative of Marietta, or is his incumbency in the Georgia house an aberration?

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Is that in the constitution?

lol

[Joe the Revelator]

18. I live in Marietta....

I'm in exile from the great state of Virginia. There are parts of Cobb County who love what this guy is selling. There is a small number who do not. Sadly, this place is as backward as the rest of this god forsaken state.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Next stop: Thunderdome.

[Shagbark Hickory]

7. I must admit. Not having to wait in lines, renew, exams, etc sounds kinda nice

I might even start me a body shop bitness. For all the crack-em-ups

[ejpoeta]

16. that's right.... well, if drivers licenses are unconstitutional, i say stop lights should be too.

and stop signs. yeah!!

[pnwmom]

8. Ah yes. A libertarian dream.

A nightmare for everyone else.

[Newsjock]

9. So this means that Georgia drivers couldn't drive in any other state?

Brilliant.

[stevedeshazer]

11. +1

My first thought, too.

Think it through, Mr. Dumbass Georgia Republican, next time you want to go to Alabama.

[onehandle]

12. Welcome to Libertarian Insanity.

Let me out of this fucking state.

[Joe the Revelator]

19. Take me with you.

Please.

[LuvNewcastle]

13. That's an interesting point of view.

He'll be popular with NASCAR fans who have gotten DUIs

[KeepItReal]

14. His next job will be playing "Mayhem" in Allstate commercials

Simple solution to his "Agents of the state demanding your papers": Defund all traffic enforcement.

[ejpoeta]

15. huh?? it is not a right to drive... it is a privilege. we are free to travel by other means....

bus, bicycle..... driver's licenses assure that a person driving has the training required to drive. well maybe we shouldn't have medical licenses either... just let anyone go out and perform surgeries....

[RamboLiberal]

17. This fool also wants the state to pay in gold and silver

and for governor to not require vaccinations for children.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. So he's an anti-vaxer too?

Sheesh.

[d_r]

21. what about license plates on the car?

Or requiring that cars have horns? or working lights? Don't even get me started on those damn seatbelts.

[JoeyT]

22. Maybe he hit a few of the checkpoints that are checking license and insurance information.

That might be what has him all riled up. Of course getting rid of driver's licenses is a stupid answer to the problem. Just get rid of the roadblocks. All they are is an excuse to search and harass people anyway.

At least we can count on him to vehemently oppose anything like Arizona's SB1070. Well, we could if he were consistent.