i could care less if my license has a picture on it or not. do you think it will make a difference if your stopped for d.u.i what your picture on your license looks like. your probably going to jail anyhow.
When people say that driving is a privilege, they are saying that basically all the power in regard to driving belongs to the state – if the state says no one can drive, no one can drive. We can only petition humbly for those privileges which the state may deign to grant us in regard to driving, and hope they will be given to us. If the state administers the rules and regulations wrt driving badly, we have no right to complain, because after all, we are only whining about a privilege we want bestowed on us, not seeking a fundamental right.
I say driving is a right. We all have the right to drive a car. Because driving is such a dangerous thing, we agree to make the exercise of that right conditional on things like being able to pass a reasonable exam showing one has the basic skills to do so safely, sufficient visual acuity to do so safely, etc.
Still, it’s our inherent right to drive, and if the state fails or abrogates its responsibility to administer the limitations we have agreed to place on the right to drive, then we can still drive until such time as we can get the state straightened out about its responsibilties in this respect.
WRT Sultana’s veil, I would say if she can drive safely, let her. If there is a need for a national ID card with photo ID included and maybe fingerprints as well, let our elected representatives pass such a bill into law. If we don’t like that, we can always toss the bastids out and elect new ones.
But if someone is stopped for speeding in your car and has your liscense with no picture on it, the cop will probably just write a ticket rather than starting the investigation as to where you are and why this person has your car and ID.
You are correct- driving is a right…on your own private property. The problem comes when you decide to drive on public roads. I suppose the proper rebuttal to the lady in question would be ‘driving on public highways is a privilege, not a right’…but everyone here’s been using the short form.
So far, we’ve had people say that a photo ID is required by Florida law for issuance of a driver’s license, and people who say that permanent non-photo DLs are issued by Florida.
Which is it? And do we have a link/cite?
hey spooje explain to me how someone “got” my car and “got” my license also? your jumping to a lot of conclusions.
Maybe by putting a bullet in your head and dumping your body in the fucking trunk. Not an uncommon occurence here in the big cities. Don’t you ever watch Law and Order?
I didn’t notice it in this thread, but the judge has ruled that Sultaana Freeman must remove her veil for her photo. The judge said that having a woman take the photo was not a violation of Freeman’s rights, and that the state has a compelling interest in making speedy identifications.
The ruling is expected to be appealed.