The US Supreme Court has recognized our Right of Locomotion:
"Undoubtedly the right of locomotion, the right to remove from one place to another according to inclination, is an attribute of personal liberty, and the right, ordinarily, of free transit from or through the territory of any state is a right secured by the 14th Amendment and by other provisions of the Constitution." - Williams v. Fears, 179 U.S. 270 (1900) - http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=179&invol=270#274
Examine this carefully. This is YOUR Right. You NEED to Understand EXACTLY WHAT is your Right.
Note: "and the right, ordinarly"
Which Right? "of locomotion", "to remove from one place to another", "of personal liberty", "of free transit". AKA: Personal Travel.
How? "ordinarly".
Where? "from or through the territory of any state". AKA: Public Property.
We have the Right of Locomotion Ordinarly used for Personal Travel on Public Property.
Even expressed in this form, from experience debating this issue, there will be those who still don't understand what their Right is.
Let me rephrase it. On any particular stretch of Public Property, you have a Right to use WHATEVER Locomotion is Ordinarly used on that stretch.
On Public Sidewalks, the Locomotion Ordinarly used is Walking, and we have a Right to Walk on Public Sidewalks.
On Public Biketrails, the Locomotion Ordinarly used is Bikes, and we have a Right to Bike on Public Biketrails.
What is the Locomotion Ordinarly used for Personal Travel on our Public Highways?
It is, of course, the Automobile.
On Public Highways, the Locomotion Ordinarly used is the Auto, and we have a Right to use Autos on Public Highways.
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