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Why? How? This would have to be a Federal program, and it doesn't fall under their purview to provide such a program. The States are all independent in this reg

Why? How? This would have to be a Federal program, and it doesn't fall under their purview to provide such a program. The States are all independent in this regard. For example, even though we all have Driver's Licenses, the 50 states have merely agreed to honor other DLs from other states.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> This would have to be a Federal program No it wouldn't, though that would be an option. Common standards for public services don't even necessarily require a formal direct agreement between all participants, much less a central mandate. > and it doesn't fall under their purview to provide such a program That's... debatable. Providing for post roads (which is an important use of most public roads) is an explicit federal mandate, and promoting efficiency in the shared uses of such roads is certainly closely-enough tied to the that function to be a legitimate pursuit as part of it; tying such a standard to, e.g., federal infrastructure funding is very hard to view as illegitimate.
- nofunsir 8y ago
  Stretchy McStretchface. That's not even close to debatable. This (pork) is why we can't have nice things.
gowld 8y ago
"merely agreed" because it's required by the US Constitution
- wtvanhest 8y ago
  is it? I wasn't aware that it was.
- hannasanarion 8y ago
  The constitution requires that contracts be honored place to place, but not certifications or licenses. Legal and professional groups have different licenses in different states and don't cross honor. Teacher licenses are only good in one state, for example. Many states don't recognize concealed carry permits from states with less stringent licensing requirements.
loeg 8y ago
Doesn't seem especially different from the arguments for or against the Federal highway system.
schoen 8y ago
Wikipedia says that E-ZPass (which is a transponder used for car toll collection) is accepted in > Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia

dragonwriter 8y ago

> This would have to be a Federal program No it wouldn't, though that would be an option. Common standards for public services don't even necessarily require a formal direct agreement between all participants, much less a central mandate. > and it doesn't fall under their purview to provide such a program That's... debatable. Providing for post roads (which is an important use of most public roads) is an explicit federal mandate, and promoting efficiency in the shared uses of such roads is certainly closely-enough tied to the that function to be a legitimate pursuit as part of it; tying such a standard to, e.g., federal infrastructure funding is very hard to view as illegitimate.

nofunsir 8y ago
Stretchy McStretchface. That's not even close to debatable. This (pork) is why we can't have nice things.

gowld 8y ago

"merely agreed" because it's required by the US Constitution

wtvanhest 8y ago
is it? I wasn't aware that it was.
hannasanarion 8y ago
The constitution requires that contracts be honored place to place, but not certifications or licenses. Legal and professional groups have different licenses in different states and don't cross honor. Teacher licenses are only good in one state, for example. Many states don't recognize concealed carry permits from states with less stringent licensing requirements.

loeg 8y ago

Doesn't seem especially different from the arguments for or against the Federal highway system.

schoen 8y ago

Wikipedia says that E-ZPass (which is a transponder used for car toll collection) is accepted in > Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia