geb@cadre.UUCP (06/03/84)
It is a shame to waste such good libertarian arguments on a question where their applicability is less clear than perhaps others. Driving "rights" for some people are like the right to play Russian roulette with someone else's head. You can't wait until the loaded chamber goes off to restrict their behavior. What about controlled substances even in the privacy of your own home? What about being forbidden to travel to Cuba? What about needing a license to grow hops? (Maybe some of our Washington State friends should look into that one.) What about not being able to have a Swiss bank account without telling the feds (even if you pay all your taxes)? What about not being allowed to own a firearm for your own protection in some of our more "enlightened" cities? There are a lot of oppressive laws here in the U.S.A. Railing against the need for a driver's license just diverts attention from the true oppression.