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14th Amendment Agreement With Travel Without License In Chicago
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Are Driver's License Laws Constitutional? State governments can require motorists to have a valid driver's license on public roads without violating their constitutional rights. The right to travel doesn't mean you can drive without a valid driver's license and proper vehicle registration.
There is no explicit or enumerated right to travel in the US Constitution. It is, however, considered to be a Ninth Amendment right, similar to the right to vote and the former right to abortion.
It's a little more complex than that. The Supreme Court has ruled that there is a fundamental right to travel between the states, and you do not need a drivers license to do so.
A: If you're going to operate a motor vehicle on public roads, you need a license, insurance and vehicle registration. You have a right to travel, but doing it in a motor vehicle on public roads is a privilege and the government regulates that.
Also, one of the key ideas of the 14th Amendment is that it assures equal protection for everyone in front of the law. What philosophy is the Fourteenth Amendment based on? The Amendment is inspired by Enlightenment Philosophy, particularly the Natural Rights Theory.
There's nothing in the US Constitution giving the Federal government any right to license drivers. Equally, there's nothing there that would prohibit states from requiring a license.
Although the Supreme Court has found that the right to interstate travel is a fundamental right, it has not gone so far as to say that driving it's self is a fundamental right.
The US Supreme Court did not rule that you do not need a state issued driver license to operate a motor vehicle on a public road. You do. If you drive any kind of motorized vehicle on a public road anywhere in the United States, you must have a valid driver license.
The constitutional right to interstate travel is considered a fundamental right. But it is also an unenumerated right, meaning it is not explicitly stated in the Constitution. Instead, the Supreme Court established the right to travel based on its interpretation of several constitutional provisions.
