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My immediate answer is "HELL no!" to this kind of Big Stupid Government meddling.

What constitutional justification is there in Big Stupid Government having a say in every aspect of your life and every decision you make?

So by wanting to get all the facts before I make a decision on this issue, I am a loony ! You got me smiling on that one. I really don`t have the same problems you do with our government. I have more problems with the public in general, to be honest. They effect me far more than our federal government does. Is there corruption in our government, well yeah. Do they abuse the power we have placed in them, of course. Does it need to be corrected, absolutely. But not everything they do is bad. I know that must be a shock to you. So do you think speed limits are bad? How about blood alcohol limits ? Are these over- reaching government policies?

So by wanting to get all the facts before I make a decision on this issue, I am a loony ! You got me smiling on that one. I really don`t have the same problems you do with our government. I have more problems with the public in general, to be honest. They effect me far more than our federal government does. Is there corruption in our government, well yeah. Do they abuse the power we have placed in them, of course. Does it need to be corrected, absolutely. But not everything they do is bad. I know that must be a shock to you. So do you think speed limits are bad? How about blood alcohol limits ? Are these over- reaching government policies?

The problem is, the government has no vested ownership over anybody's life, and certainly not mine. Speeding laws generally (and there are plenty of exceptions) have the effect of protecting other people on or near the road, as do DUI type laws. It makes sense in most cases to provide laws that encourage that what we do doesn't have a large detrimental effect on others. But seat belt laws, like helmet laws and such, have no effect on the general population, but only on the person who chooses to wear or not wear them.

The point is that I own myself and only I have the right to decide my fate. As one of adult age, if I choose to wear or not wear a seatbelt is my decision and nobody elses. Having government protect us from ourselves is silly. They work for us - we are not to be beholden to them.