Thank you. You saved me the trouble of correcting him. You should have been moderated higher.
People think a beam of light as a 2x4 instead of a garden hose. This is an important distinction. I made the same mistake (in high school), but stumbled on the truth after a while.
P.S. and off topic: I get your point and defend your right to be a christian, but the challenge you imply hints you might not be fully converted while simultaneously betting that nonpractioners will turn the other cheek when it comes to allocating the limited food supply.
History is written by the winners.
Facts are distorted by careless decedents.
Wasting time on poor imitations just to give some one else even more money is an impediment to a person with a short life.
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"
-- Benjamin Franklin
Which is to say, One, or both of us is wrong.
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" In order to gain that privilege you must expect to give up some privacy in order to protect the public."
No, I need to demonstrate an ability to drive competently. What imaginary privacy I have left is not an impediment to using the highway system and doesn't need to be sacrificed.
And since I was forced to pay for that highway, my professional use of that system should be a constitutionally protected RIGHT not 'privilege'. If they where writing the constitution from scratch today, it might be in there. Go with out a car for a month and you will discover one can not function effectively in this modern world with out the ability to travel. You will starve slowly.
A functional mass transit system would solve many other problems and change my mind about whether driving is a privilege or a right but this won't happen in my life time. (And I ride BART everyday....).
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Thank you. You saved me the trouble of correcting him. You should have been moderated higher. People think a beam of light as a 2x4 instead of a garden hose. This is an important distinction. I made the same mistake (in high school), but stumbled on the truth after a while. P.S. and off topic: I get your point and defend your right to be a christian, but the challenge you imply hints you might not be fully converted while simultaneously betting that nonpractioners will turn the other cheek when it comes to allocating the limited food supply.
History is written by the winners. Facts are distorted by careless decedents. Wasting time on poor imitations just to give some one else even more money is an impediment to a person with a short life. "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin Which is to say, One, or both of us is wrong. --
" In order to gain that privilege you must expect to give up some privacy in order to protect the public."
No, I need to demonstrate an ability to drive competently. What imaginary privacy I have left is not an impediment to using the highway
system and doesn't need to be sacrificed.
And since I was forced to pay for that highway, my professional use of that system should be a constitutionally protected RIGHT not 'privilege'. If they where writing the constitution from scratch today, it might be in there. Go with out a car for a month and you will discover one can not function effectively in this modern world with out the ability to travel. You will starve slowly.
A functional mass transit system would solve many other problems and change my mind about whether driving is a privilege or a right but this won't happen in my life time. (And I ride BART everyday....).