> Being licensed isn't to be within the good graces of the state, it's to prove the licensee has the requite knowledge and experience to design and construct th

> Being licensed isn't to be within the good graces of the state, it's to prove the licensee has the requite knowledge and experience to design and construct things which, when fail, people die. This is something we want in society. First, I don't agree that licensure accomplishes this. But second, it sounds like you agree with the plaintiff here. Nobody is asserting that he had a legal right to perform civil engineering after his license lapsed. What he's arguing is that he had a right to reference his experience in civil engineering as part of his political advocacy.