Larry Dighera wrote:
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:48:03 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
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Let's agree that anything that has the properties of a license, such
as an airman certificate, is a license.

Does the federal government license Constitutional rights?

Sometimes it does. Other times it just "regulates" the prerequisites needed
to exercise those rights.

Want to exercise your "free speech" rights by sending radio messages to
your friends? Well, you'll need a radio license first. Want to exercise
your "free speech" rights by going to talk with your friends across
country? Well, you'll need a driver's license first to drive over the
government-owned right-of-ways. The vehicle you use will need to be
licensed too.