[thecabal]

You're right and I'm with you. Try pointing that out and inevitably you get the chorus of "driving is a privilege, not a right". To that I say:

read this

[DariusBane]

You are preaching to the choir with that excellently written article. Thank you for directing me to it. I would add:

From the Deceleration of Independence. “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

I understand that is not a constitutional document however it shows how far we have veered from the concepts of Liberty that birthed us.

I always want to puke on my shoes every time I hear “This Country Tis of Thee” and the phrase “this land of liberty, to thee I sing.”

Liberty is not even on the Radar in this country! Has not been for a very, very long time. So I say, quit singing the damn song!

My problem is that years ago I bought into Jefferson, Adams, Locke, Blackstone. I wish I hadn’t. I wish I had never philosophically tasted the sweet fruits. I would by far be happier if I just went along with the program. Add a double dose of Globull Warming to boot! Why the hell not? I could enjoy Low blood pressure and only just the vague and ill defined malaise associated with collective self delusion and collective shame.

[sopwith]

thanks for that site.