Since when did you think that the state was going to surrender it's automatic cash cow to the decision of the people. If the people knew the real truth behind this issue and the empire we call the DOT, there would be a revolution over night. The dumbing down of America has been a total success starting in our own back yard. Just follow the yellow brick road.

You may find, ILLITERACY, the tool of choice for white collar criminals by Richard L Koenig a great read. http://www.copblock.org/13268/who-is-richard-l-koenig/  

Allow me to close with a great quote that fits here,

"A truth's initial commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed. When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker, a raving lunatic." --Dresden James