Why state mileage taxes violate your constitutional rights | Blaze Media

Why state mileage taxes violate your constitutional rights | Blaze Media: 

The right to travel freely is a fundamental right; as such, it is protected under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV and the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Court's reasoning was grounded in the principle that such taxes would infringe upon a fundamental right and exceed the permissible scope of state taxation powers. Since all citizens have the right to move around freely, a state cannot impose taxes that interfere with their ability to leave. The bottom line is the government does not have the right to charge you by the mile, no matter what these legislators may think. But legal niceties are of little interest to budding authoritarians looking for more cash from their subjects.