[BJungNan]

Some real whacked out people out there on this SUV business. I swear they are communist. And if they get their way, they will be the only ones driving a sport ute (they will need them for their work to save the rest of us). These people really are communuists.

[Mr. Silverback]

Wow. That is one badly designed web page.

[pops88]

Bump

[dhuffman@awod.com]

Live by the poll and die by the poll. Blessed be the 'pol'. Now we know why there was once a poll-tax. May there soon be again.

Democracy is the rule of fools by fools. The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.

[billhilly]

Yes, dammit. Bring on the Mack Trucks, Humvees and D9 Catapillars. Tanks, if ya got 'em. Drive those pansies off the planet. If God hadn't wanted SUVs he wouldn't have created Tokyo.

[joesnuffy]

The fact that you either are ignorant or evil in this SUV business is of little consequence.
The elite see things...great things..they are people of vision...and intellegence...beauty..charm and grace..things the little people could never be...

The little people are for labor aka taxes and to fix things..to keep the elite in a style they deserve & as is befitting of...well ..the elite..

SUVs are not for little people...too much power too much consumption too much freedom.and dominance...

Little people need to be weaned off of such crass consumerism..

Lttle people need to learn to live on less so that what they have now can be taken away and given to someone much less fortunate than themselves...little people are so selfish..

One thing that makes the elite-elite is their giving natures...and their ability to delegate resources.

[tubebender]

YES=53%...

[martian_22]

All they're asking for is common sense legislation to protect our health, safety and the environment. Who could argue with that?

You know, like smoking, firearm owners registration, abortion, taxes etc.....What is the end game?

At least they're not after jeeps, pick-up trucks, sporty status cars(easy pickin's for class warfare), motorcycles(off-road) and RVs....Yet.

[fightu4it]

Poll: Should Americans live in half million dollar homes when $150,000.00 are good enough?

Poll: Should Americans use 4 plys when two will get the job done?

I don't know comrads. Lets ask the party chairman.

[wayoverontheright]

The reason SUVs are getting so much flak from the environmentalists is that they want the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) requirement for trucks and SUVs raised by congress. CAFE was imposed on cars in the late seventies and early eighties on a graduated basis. As a result of the ensuing 71% increase in fuel economy, and the fact that in inflation adjusted prices, a gallon of gas is cheaper now than it was then, people are driving double the miles. The law was enacted not so much to reduce pollution as to REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL. In 1973, the US imported 35% of its petroleum, today that number is approaching 70%. Our argument against this should rest not so much on the fact that our SUVs would disappear, but that it would increase our dependence on foreign oil.

The fact that the cost per mile is so much cheaper today is also the reason that public mass transit, a true sacred cow of the greens, cannot compete without massive infusions of tax money.

[per loin]

First we'll go after the smokers. Few non-smokers will mind if we throw a few extra thousand dollars a year in taxes on every smoker. Then we can hit the SUV owners with a huge "gas guzzler" tax. Folks who drive smaller vehicles will back us. Next, we can go after the fat people with a tax on "excessive personal lard". People will understand if we tell them that they not only have to carry their own weight, but pay for the environmental damage done by that weight. After that, we can...

[Gone_Postal]

GoGov.com Poll

Should Americans be free to own Sport Utility Vehicles?

No. Allowing people to destroy the environment is talking freedom a bit too far. SUV’s should be banned. (125)	33%
Yes. SUV’s are easier to drive in traffic, better for hauling kids, great for camping. Freedom is great! (259)	67%

Total Votes: 384

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[facedown]

Done bump.

[Paladin2]

They should go after automatic transmissions first.

In addition to allowing better driving habits and lower fuel costs (And as direct outcome of the chemistry of lower fuel costs - lower CO2/mi), not as many people would want to drive.

Could help congestion and make it easier to find free parking. (It's really free parking that makes America great! - Have you noticed that when you have to pay to park that the environment seems much worse than that where one doesn't have to pay?)

[Prodigal Son]

I can hardly believe that this poll, and its question exists- but, I voted anyway.

[grammymoon]

done

[TruthWillWin]

Just voted.

435 total votes, 29% no, 71% yes.

[Cacique]

I frankly think that Americans should be required to drive Humvees and Tanks with 50 cal. machine guns mounted on a rotating turret on top.

I drive an old beemer, but if I had the money, a tank would be the way to go.

[timestax]

Females with cell phones stuck to their faces should be barred from driving them! Just try to drive around in a parking lot with these females w/facial cell phones swerving all around!!

[nomorecameljocks]

No one should be allowed to own, possess, or drive an SUV, or a firearm(other than police, military, and civillians with a real need(like Diane Feinstien), any product not approved by the consumer product safety commission, or be allowed to buy, possess, or smoke cigarettes, or a chili burger with fries. Penalty-death by firing squad though a re education camp(gulag)might be an appropriate alternate punishment for those deemed by your commissar to have rehabilitation potential.

[Terridan]

Freeped and commented on...

GoGov.com Poll

Should Americans be free to own Sport Utility Vehicles?
No. Allowing people to destroy the environment is talking freedom a bit too far. SUV’s should be banned. (126) 25%

Yes. SUV’s are easier to drive in traffic, better for hauling kids, great for camping. Freedom is great! (384) 75%



Total Votes: 510

[Ditter]

The comments are hilarious.

[FreedomCalls]

It's very interesting their use of this photo on their page to make a point about the inappropriateness of driving SUVs.

If you look, you can see that the car is a Volkswagen Jetta. You can see that it was wholly inappropriate for the task of bringing home that load of plywood. However, the driver could have stacked that load in the back of a gas-guzzling F-150 easily enough. They are inadvertently making the point that sometimes using a little gas-sipping foreign car is stupid.

[oyez]

Sunday bump. Its 81% for and 19% against. Keep on freepin'.

[oyez]

Monday bump. The poll is sill up.

[Dad was my hero]

Let's see, free to kill your unborn baby, because that is personal and a choice, but not free to drive an SUV! Makes sense to me... NOT!

[al_c]

My SUV gets better gas mileage than my mid-sized sedan.