So let’s take the great threat of texters: ok what if I drive more carefully or less or get a safer car , or learn about defensive driving ? no you would have the government protect you from texters and that would give you a FALSE sense of security
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You are making quite a few false assumptions.
I DO drive both carefully and defensively. I do NOT depend on Government for my personal safety from a person who texts while driving. I have NO false sense of security. I have excellent auto insurance and a safe car. I am a realist. I DO, however, want a law in place that punishes one who texts while driving....because that person puts all of our lives in greater jeopardy.
I also like the law that requires a driver’s license. :-)
When we allow government to get the foot in the door then they take the whole thing. We are already past the tipping point (or close to it ) to tyranny and socialism.
Obama has added 11,000 pages of government regulations, 13,000 new pages of government regulations in Obamacare alone that will be implemented next year. At all levels of government they are writing laws and adding regulations on us chocking businesses and destroying our freedom. The only power government has is to crack down on “law breakers” you are empowering government for a media created threat. The media create a million threats (everything from fast food to big sodas , even gasoline is destroying the planet they say. So now did you know that cars will have to soon meet ridiculous mileage standards,at a NATIONAl level they have even banned 100 watt incandescent light bulbs and are pushing these curly bulbs that have mercury in them (the insanity of government). I'm not even sure but I think that all incandescent bulbs will be banned soon. where will it end ? this is why they passed 2700 pages of laws of Obamacare . If we give up on texters or whatever your fav threat is then it makes it easier for them to pass something you don't agree with like Obamacare. They even force us and car companies to put in seat belts yet all the sheep comply . you agree with that seatbelt too?
The individual is small and powerless against the government . so is a private business. but you are for empowering this government even more? This is a fight between individualism vs collectivism .you cannot be for empowering government without being a collectivists( socialist). They even put that film maker in jail for making that innocence of Muslims movie. the IRS can crack down on anyone one and even more so with Obamacare.