Nanny-State personified by Democrat State SenatorThe June 30 deadline has passed for states to adopt seat belt laws as a primary offense, in order to qualify for more funds from the Feds. 20 states reject the Federal Government mandating primary offense. One state, New Hampshire, rejects seat belt laws (for adults), altogether.
Still, government busy-bodies and liberal allies in the media are lamenting the non-compliance. The Boston Globe had a two-page editorial castigating Mass residents for their individualist attitude; "Bay State’s scorn for seat belts unrivaled." From the Globe, July 8:
The statistics show seat belts can save your life. The law says you have to wear them.Editor's Note - Photo is of "Nanny" State Sen. Pat Jehlen (D), one of the key sponsors of the primary offense law for Mass.
Yet, ask Massachusetts residents why they do not buckle up and there are nearly as many reasons as there are scofflaws. People say seat belts are uncomfortable, uncool, and unnecessary.
Similar legislation has failed to pass repeatedly over recent years. Opponents have argued that the law could lead to racial profiling by giving police another reason to stop drivers. Other vocal opponents include the National Motorists Association, which encourages seat belt use but contends that “individuals should retain the freedom and responsibility to make choices affecting their own safety and the safety of their families.’’
Lawmakers have also been listening to drivers in their districts who embrace “the libertarian idea that we shouldn’t live in a nanny state,’’ said Jeff Larson, general manager of SmartRoute Systems Inc., in Cambridge.
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I am sure Obama will make them mandatory on motorcycles next... As far as Massachusetts, Too bad the swimmer wasn't wearing one.
I'm so glad you mentioned the National Motorists Assn, the 1st political group I jioned back in the day when we were living under a draconian national 55mph speed limit.
They are a great group, and I'm a proud life member!
Fred in Buenos Aires Argentina
Eric's head must be bursting at the seams over this one; knowing how much he detests seat belt laws.
William,
Which head?
Bint, that would be my "dick" head. All over the face of all statist Commie Nanny-Staters all over the Nation.
Sorry Eric, but this is one area that I say we need to regulate. Seat belts should be mandatory. Just like helmets for motorcyclists and bicyclists.
William:
And I thought he only rode a bicycle...
Alex:
Obviously you do not believe in natural selection too.
Hey Alex, that liberty thing. We ought to just chuck it aside. Let the State run everything, 'eh? They're much better managers of our lives than we are.
As the Dead Kennedy's used to say:
Welcome to 1984...
Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot...
Eric:
1984? More like a brave new world.
One of the benefits of catastrophic global warfare is the lack of concern for "safety" it engenders.
Goofy shit like we see now is really a luxury afforded by affluence. The world has become so materially rich in such a short span of years that otherwise intelligent people take unprecedented worldwide happiness for granted and seek to undermine those vehicles that have drawn much of humanity out of a contemporary Dark Age.
It makes me sick, but it seems to follow a pattern.
I never thought the whole world is happy, or even should be. We make our own way.
No, guy.
You don't make your own way. You follow the path that was created for you by your betters.
Your way was paved by men who died before you were born. I suppose you would call them "interventionists".
They made the world you enjoy.
Just as the "right guy" born in Shitwad Libya also follows the path laid out by his predecessors.
Thing is, the guy in Shitwad Lybia would give one of his thumbs for the freedom you did dick shit to earn for yourself.(if he was lucky enough to be given that opportunity)
Chuck:
the only people I feel indebted to are my parents. Path? I don't follow anyone or lead for that matter either. :)
Its not one world.
Every night on television there is a show about how this nappy-headed, pot-bellied, fly on the face little African kid can live like a prince if you'll just give a nickel a day.
If you would spend more than half a second bending over for a nickel...you're a loser.
If you wouldn't give that nickel so that a little kid with a fly on his nose might know what its like to have to unbutton his little loin cloth after supper on the sofa... you are a bad person.
Chuck:
To paraphrase Sam Kineson, I'll chip in for the Uhaul.
"the only people I feel indebted to are my parents"
Do you "feel" that your feelings determine your debts?
I know what I owe. I wish I didn't owe what I do, but wishes and dogshit are worth the same on the open market.
I am not talking about money. I never subscribed to it takes a village bullshit. You are starting to sound like a left wingnut.
You're intentionally missing the point.
I can understand why.
I think ccoffer deserves the Nobel Prize.
After Gore got it, the standards have been lowered, so why not.
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