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VirFighter · 06-09-2003, 01:58 PM

Wow, what a post so far. When I first read this article I really didn't expect it to grow into 3 pages.

What I'm about to say has already been said for the most part but just thought I would throw my words into the mix as reinforcement.

Driving is a not a right. If driving were a right then a license would not be required. If she cannot meet the requirements for a license in her state then she doesn't get the license, plain and simple. No one is forcing her to unveil herself at anytime so her religous beliefs are still being guarded. If her religous beliefs are more important to her than a license then so be it. She won't be driving. Plain and simple.

On the note about a photo not being required in some states, I think this needs some clarification. I think this is referring to the fact that you don't need a photo ID in order to obtain a license. That said though, I'm 97% positive that every state in the union has a picture on their respective driver's license. North Carolina does not require a photo ID to get a license. I show them my birth certificate and social security card (I think just one of those will do), pass the test, and they take my photo for my license. Simple as that. No photo ID required to get one but my license still has a photo ID on it.

I'm not sure if people were confused about that but that's the way I understood it from the article.

06-09-2003, 01:58 PM	#81 (permalink)
VirFighter Insane Location: Raleigh, NC / Atlanta, GA	Wow, what a post so far. When I first read this article I really didn't expect it to grow into 3 pages. What I'm about to say has already been said for the most part but just thought I would throw my words into the mix as reinforcement. Driving is a not a right. If driving were a right then a license would not be required. If she cannot meet the requirements for a license in her state then she doesn't get the license, plain and simple. No one is forcing her to unveil herself at anytime so her religous beliefs are still being guarded. If her religous beliefs are more important to her than a license then so be it. She won't be driving. Plain and simple. On the note about a photo not being required in some states, I think this needs some clarification. I think this is referring to the fact that you don't need a photo ID in order to obtain a license. That said though, I'm 97% positive that every state in the union has a picture on their respective driver's license. North Carolina does not require a photo ID to get a license. I show them my birth certificate and social security card (I think just one of those will do), pass the test, and they take my photo for my license. Simple as that. No photo ID required to get one but my license still has a photo ID on it. I'm not sure if people were confused about that but that's the way I understood it from the article. __________________ "The South is gonna boogie again" - Disco Stu