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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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the libertarian Michael Badnarik doesn't have a driver's license not because he disagrees with the "right" to drive but because of the method of requiring a SS number. I still think I'd rather be happy than right, pay the registrations and all and move on with my day and life.
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Liberty: One of your aides said you don't have a driver's license, that you let yours expire when you moved to Texas, because they wanted your Social Security number . . .
Badnarik: They wanted my Social Security number and a fingerprint and I was trying to obtain one without that. That apparently wasn't possible, and so again, I chose that bat tle because even if I lost, I figured the worst that would happen is that it would cost me money. I've actually been very successful. I've actually won several of my court battles. I've gone to court, picked a jury, and after I have picked the jury, the prosecutor raised his hand and asked the judge — filed a motion to dismiss.
Liberty: You've been stopped without a license, right?
Badnarik: Yes. I've been stopped several times without a license and I have been given citations. I've never been put in jail for not having a driver's license, because it's a class three misdemeanor, and they can't put you in jail for that.
Liberty: Have you been fined?
Badnarik: Yes, I've paid fines. I've actually gone to court and won some of them. The dramatic behind-the-scenes issue is that when I get the ticket, I go to the police station and they ask me how I want to pay the fine. And I tell them point blank that I don't want to pay the fine, I want to go to court. They say, "Go home and we'll send you a letter indicating when you're supposed to appear in court." They tell me that they will, and they're legally obligated to send me notice but they don't. Not being omniscient, if they don't send me a letter telling me when the court appearance is, I don't know when I'm supposed to be there. When I fail to show up, they call my name and file a warrant for my arrest for failure to appear. The next time I'm pulled over for not having a driver's license, due to my lack of knowledge that there was a warrant out, I get handcuffed and taken down to the county jail and get processed.
Liberty: How many times has this happened?
Badnarik: Three. I've been told recently that Alabama does not require a fingerprint or Social Security number for driver's license and I've been advised that I can get a driver's license there.
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 06-21-2007 at 08:27 AM..
Reason: don't want to be fined but want to pay the registrations
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