“F the law.
And that is the attitudes they are instilling in us.
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It started for me with seatbelts.
DISCLAIMER: I am not here to argue about whether or not seatbelts are a good idea, or that the “social cost of making bad decisions” requires the law.
PLEASE RE-READ DISCLAIMER
Now then: The Kalifornia state legislature once swore six ways from Sunday that they would NEVER, EVER make not wearing a seatbelts a “primary offense.”
As I recall they did just that in less than five years, and now on every idle freeway sign are the words
“CLICK IT OR TICKET”
Just another way for the government to shove it in your face. Folks, we’re playing a game where the rules change as you go along, and ignorance isn’t an excuse.
Ronald Reagan once joked that the most frightening thing an
American could hear is “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”
That’s changed, now. The quote should be “I’m from the government, and I’m here to show you who’s boss.”
Ya gets so ya don’t give a rat’s patootie about nuttin.
We are seeing those signs in Colorado too. I wonder if it is a nationwide campaign tied in with TV ads and cereal box promotions.
This is how they grab power. They mandate by law something that makes common sense. How can you argue against seat belts? Now they are telling us what we can eat and how much water we can have in our toilets.