It is a sign of the times, I suppose, that even conservatives want the government to make other people be nice. I suppose when the government is the source of medical care there will be an excuse for all that. If the government is paying for your health then the government has a duty to police your diet and everything you do that might have an effect on your health. The Constitutionalist position, of course, is to get the government out of it altogether. Then if I break my arm or my child breaks his then it doesn’t affect your wallet. You call yourself a “conservative” but you are not comfortable if the government is not making you do things to keep you in good health. I guess Big Government really is the answer to everything.
If you or your child break your arms here in NJ there is a good chance I’m paying the bill.
I never even mentioned whether the adult uses a seatbelt or not; nobody has any business driving with kids in the car if the kids aren’t belted. Someone like that has no business having kids - period.