Georgia Republican: Nobody Should Need A Driver's License

[XanaDUer]

That's not the only eyebrow raising legislation Franklin has introduced: he's also proposed bills requiring the exclusive use of gold and silver as tender in payment of debts by or to the state; a bill seeking to eliminate crop management regulations; another bill banning forced vaccinations; a bill to stop the collection of the Georgia income tax; another to stop all property taxes and yet another to end eminent domain.

He has also sought to abolish the State Road and Tollway Authority, the Department of Health and Human Services and any social services Georgia provides.

In one bill that reads as his philosophical statement on the roots of government, Franklin laments the fall of religious and family authority. The bill -- called the "Life, Liberty, and Property Restoration Act" -- begins by acknowledging the existence of "an almighty, everlasting, creator God, the God of the Bible, the only God there is." The bill then notes that God created "four, not one spheres of government": self-government, family government, church government, and finally "the fourth, and least" -- civil government.

Using an example from the Bible, Franklin's legislation goes on to lament how the civil government has usurped the powers of the other three. In order to rectify this imbalance, Franklin proposed in the same bill that a six person legal repeals committee, comprised exclusively of members that have never received a law degree. "None of the members shall have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association or have ever been admitted to the practice of law in any state."

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[onehandle]

1. Our land of libertarian insanity. nt

[Cirque du So-What]

2. The compleat teabagger

If he believes that civil government is the 'least,' then why did he spend so much time, money & energy to get elected? Why is he trying to have civil government enact such sweeping laws if it's the 'least?' Rhetorical questions, as I have no desire to plumb the 'depths' of the teabagger mind.

[aquart]

3. Tell me this ass is not descended from Ben.

[treestar]

4. He's overlooking the fact that it would be much more difficult

to enforce traffic laws. A cop catches someone speeding, but they have no way of knowing who they are or what car they are driving. Only people cops personally know could be caught. Or they'd have to hold them all - how many jails would that take?

[DBoon]

5. easy. privatize the roads

they the private road company requires a privately issued permit to use the roads.

It's not the government, the fee isn't a tax, so libertarians don't think it is a problem.

Except you have no choice if you need to drive somewhere

[treestar]

12. And you need separate cards for each toll road.

But then how could the cops be on those private roads? How could a warrant be obtained in time?

Libertarians never think things through.

[DBoon]

17. separate credit card? wow, think of the fees!

who says libertarians never think things through.

They just don't want you to figure out their end game

[The_Commonist]

6. Traffic laws?

But there would be no traffic laws in his perfect world!

[Wounded Bear]

7. It never ceases to amaze me.....

that people would actually vote for someone who's expressed purpose is to destroy the government.

Oh, well, religion is all about paradox, now isn't it?

:shrug:

[mzteris]

8. on his official GA page:

First elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1996, Representative Bobby Franklin (R-Marietta) represents the 43rd District.

Representative Franklin is Vice Chairman of the Information & Audits Committee and the Vice Chairman of the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee. He also serves as a member of the Banks & Banking and Judiciary (Non-Civil) Committees. He previously served on the Natural Resources and Environment and the Special Judiciary Committees.

A graduate of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Representative Franklin earned a degree in both Biblical Studies and Business Administration. Bobby is an active member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Representative Franklin’s private sector experience as corporate controller, CFO, and business analyst enable him to bring sound business and fiscal principles to government. He has a record of consistently advocating for reducing the tax burden on Georgia citizens.

Representative Franklin has been called "the conscience of the Republican Caucus" because he believes that civil government should return to its biblically and constitutionally defined role.

:wow:

[randr]

9. And whats with the eye test? Blind people have rights don't they?

[NC_Nurse]

10. Shocking! Another idiot from GA. We speed-breed 'em down here :-)

Seems they've been all over the news of late. Sheesh.

[dragonlady]

11. What kind of photo ID would they would replace it with?

Have to have something that helps to weed out the Democrats at the polls.

[Yavin4]

13. Why Restrict Driving to Humans?

Government has no right to tell me that my dog cannot drive me to the airport.

[Odin2005]

14. I'm always amused by RW Authoritarians that call themselves Libertarians.

[Populist_Prole]

15. They try to conflate what they see as the best of both and end up with the worst

I wish I knew who coined this, but it's so concise: "Libertarians are freedom loving anarchists that want police protection from their slaves"

[DBoon]

18. a libertarian wants a state just big enough to protect him from his slaves

Is how I heard it

[Odin2005]

20. Sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson in "Red Mars"

[jpak]

16. Anyone that has driven through Atlanta during rush hour would vouch

that this "drivers license thing" is a joke

:D

[Shagbark Hickory]

19. Wouldn't make much difference. Nobody here knows how to drive and most dont have a license anyway. n

[XanaDUer]

21. *Snort*

nt.