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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: national driver's license
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Date: Tue, 8-May-84 07:53:43 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  8 07:53:43 1984
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In regards to the Constitution and a national drivers license.
It could be argued that since many vehicles use the Interstate
highway system, paid partially with Federal Funds, the Congress
could impose a license needed to drive on those highways.  This matter
could be stretched to fit the Interstate commerce portion of the
Constitution where the Federal Government is given the charge to
regulate such commerce.  This same idea is being given serious
consideration in the mandating of a Federal Salt Water Fishing
License, before Congress now.  If this application of the
Constitution flies, you can see an attempt to impose a Federal
Drivers License.  It has a good twenty years or more to go
though.  I have both good and bad feelings about Federal
Licensing.  I am going to wait and see what is proposed before
taking a stand.  I am still not sure about a Salt Water Fishing
License.  There are both good and bad points in its present
form.
T. C. Wheeler