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No, there is a slight but subtle distinction. The government license is what allows me to use the public roads, however I can drive and use my car however I want as long as I am on private roads. In this case I am not allowed to operate my vehicle if not approved by the government.

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In this hypothetical case, which you made up, and which it makes no sense for the government to implement as they can already just take away your license.

It's not made up, that's a legitimate thing. If I own a farm and want to do donuts in the field in my car, I can do that without a license. I could do it while drunk if I wanted to, it's all perfectly legal.

You only need a driver's license to drive on public roads. This system changes that dynamic, because the government can stop you from driving on private property as well.

I am talking about https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29188769.

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