[billbears]

And guess who can win if seat belt laws aren't existant AND people are injured or killed in vehicles without them?

It's my private property. I choose not to wear a seat belt. The national government has no place in how I use my private property. If. God forbid, I go through the windshield, it's my own fault. How did people drive before the mid 80s when a nosy, power hungry, nanny type Republican DOT Secretary (who BTW I'm now stuck with as a 'conservative' Senator) first forced the states to enact such legislation? Didn't have a lot of lawsuits then did we? Perhaps the situation calls more for a change in what trial lawyers can and cannot do than it calls for an abridgement of the liberty of the citizens of the respective states

Seat belt laws are nothing more than coffer filling taxes. Thanks Mrs. Dole. Yet one more 'legacy' from the 'conservative' Senator

[Bobby Chang]

John Edwards would be the most likely to oppose such a bill because it helps him collect damages in trial courts.

[Ff--150]

"Seat belt laws are nothing more than coffer filling taxes. Thanks Mrs. Dole. Yet one more 'legacy' from the 'conservative' Senator"

and for insurance cos who can jack your rates when you get ticketed. billbears, without looking anything up, could you give me a general idea about what to look about Mrs. Dole getting these mandatory seat-belt laws in states. Thanx

[Constitution Day]

"Revenue enhancement" BUMP...

(She once greeted employees in the parking lot with a stop sign so that she could check if they were wearing their seat belts.)

[Bobby Chang]

It's my private property. I choose not to wear a seat belt. The national government has no place in how I use my private property. If. God forbid, I go through the windshield, it's my own fault. How did people drive before the mid 80s when a nosy, power hungry, nanny type Republican DOT Secretary (who BTW I'm now stuck with as a 'conservative' Senator) first forced the states to enact such legislation? Didn't have a lot of lawsuits then did we? Perhaps the situation calls more for a change in what trial lawyers can and cannot do than it calls for an abridgement of the liberty of the citizens of the respective states. Little did we know why Mrs. Dole put the rule into play for mandatory seat belts . . . to prevent trial lawyers from making a mockery of the system from being worse. Any conservative would love to derail a trial lawyer's favourite way to milk money out of industry. Make it impossible for them to sue and collect damages for negligence, and the trial lawyers are out millions.