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Re: ** Big Brother's Push-Button Car Shut-Off **

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From: Jeff Bishop
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 00:00
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In article <rv7s3tdq3i577@corp.supernews.com>,
Craig Berry <cberry@cinenet.net> wrote:

>: Driving is a priviledge, you have no right to drive. 
>Amen.

Yawn.  The B of R is not all-inclusive, and if you don't have a right to move
about freely, what the hell rights do you have?

If there is a serious argument as to why driving shoudl not be a right, I'd 
love to hear it. Contrary to popular opinion, stupid signs posted at the DMV
do not have the force of law, no matter how many people they convince to parrot
them.

>: Second, you don't "own" your car, you have a license to operate the
>: vehicle on public roads.
>
>Not quite right.  You do in fact own your car (if it's paid off, of
>course).  You are perfectly free to do anything with it other than put it
>on a public street (keep it in the garage, on display in a museum,
>whatever) without the DMV caring beyond tracking title.

Unfortunately, that's not true either.  You still have to register it as non-
operational and pay an annual fee.
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Subject: Re: ** Big Brother's Push-Button Car Shut-Off **
Date: 1999/10/01
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