The Right to Travel

Over the course of centuries, the United States fail safe and governing body has been the constitution. The document is the centerpiece of our beloved government and one that we hold so dearly. Though, this same document has started a many controversial arguments because of this one statement, The Right to Travel.

Now, lets begin with context. The constitution was written in 1787, so traveling was very limited in that day.. but wasn’t limited to mobility. Remember, at this time there was ships around. So, fast forward to today. We have cars that can take you from state to state, planes and boats that can take you from country to country. There are many options to get to where you need to go, with proper documentation of course. Though, with the laws of today and the constitution a problem arises. Year, after year millions of Americans pay millions of dollars to local authorities to make sure that their documents are up to date.

The Renewal Process

In normal instances, when you renew a license on a scholastic scale there is some sort of education that is required. Or certain hours.. Not necessarily with a drivers license, it’s just a fee paid to your local DMV or MVA and you’re pretty much done. So, the question isn’t if you can drive, its more of a question if you can pay.

Now, granted, I’m not opposed to it being a requirement that you have a drivers license. It’s just exposing some room for error.

Though that brings me back to this, is the right to travel doesn’t trump out local and state government law then what could be next. This could easily be a case that could go as far as the supreme court in my opinion. Now, in no way am I lawyer or a paralegal, this is solely based on opinion and personal experience. Maybe, we as citizens need to take a deeper dive into the constitution.