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| 5/24/06
| Walter WIlliams
Posted on 05/31/2006 9:42:50 AM PDT by from occupied ga
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To: chrispycsuf
off topic debate...these are related issues...and i didnt know i was going to be disciplined for lack of grammer in punctuation and capitalisation
You weren't disciplined. It was just implied that your carelessness with your communication makes you look stupid.
You seem to have trouble with the difference between being encouraged to do the right thing (e.g. write courteously, wear a seatbelt) and being punished for failure to do so.
And the fact that I will not engage in the WOD debate with you does not deny you the right to hijack this thread to distract from the good issues the author raised.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:35:53 AM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: marinamuffy
"Click it or Ticket".
Oh for the days before shoulder harnesses...
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:36:04 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: djf
the right of a person to go from place to place WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PERMISSION is an ancient right uder the common law of England. You are absolutely right, you have the right to walk anywhere you want.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:36:10 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: chrispycsuf
Oh, and try the friggin' spell checker for a change, if you don't want to come off like a half-wit.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:36:51 AM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: Smokin' Joe
So have your insurance rates gone down with all the seat belt legislation? After all, we're all safer now, right? When I started driving, a significant number of vehicles on the highway did not have seat belts. The dashboards were made of steel, no padding, no airbags, no crumple zones, bias ply tires, no antilock brakes, no traction control computers, some didn't even have collapsing steering columns.
Good point, all the safety features and the insurance rates are higher. Hmmmmmmmm
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:37:17 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
("A real decision is measured by the fact that you have taken a new action"... Tony Robbins)
To: rwfromkansas
See my #30 and get ready to bend over.
To: from occupied ga
Maybe it's because every dead driver is a potential loss of $10,000/year in taxes paid to the government. They want to keep you alive to keep the revenue stream going. ;-)
-PJ
To: chrispycsuf
as man as abraham lincoln when he dismissed some of the rights in the constitution to preserve the SECURITY of the united states and keep the union together..You're quite out of your mind, dangerous and very much on the wrong forum.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:37:43 AM PDT
by
TomServo
("Not even chauffeur's can resist the fresh taste of ultimate power.")
To: capt. norm
Perhaps you guys in Florida need to be as vocal as in KS. They tried to make it a primary offense two or three years ago, but the folks in Topeka backed off when they got quite a few angry phone calls from the people back home.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:38:21 AM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
To: chrispycsuf
and i didnt know i was going to be disciplined for lack of grammer in punctuation and capitalisation You forgot spelling.
Government school diploma?
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:38:51 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
("A real decision is measured by the fact that you have taken a new action"... Tony Robbins)
To: rwfromkansas
It is only a secondary offense in Kansas.
Used to be like that here in Illinois also. Not any more.
To: Protagoras
when government does not force individuals to bear the private costs of the bad decisions of others.
I guess you have a problem with the laws that force you to do that.
Instead, you bought into the authoritarian trap.
I find your post incoherent. Your statements do not appear to relate to the excerpt of what I wrote.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:39:09 AM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
To: TomServo
You're quite out of your mind, dangerous and very much on the wrong forum. Yep I forgot with many here Lincoln and Hitler are synonymous.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:39:15 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: dfwgator
"You do not have the right to drive, it is a privilege, and to keep that privilege there are rules to follow."
Yeah, like illegal aliens care about rules to follow .Cut me a break . this is government power out of control ( along with gun laws and helmet laws ). Tom Jefferson is spinning in his grave .
The legislatures pass 10 laws a year . In ten years you have been restricted 100 more times . How many laws do thet abolish in that period of time ????
To: Smokin' Joe
how ever did you survive without onstar??? (sarcasm from a 20-something guy)
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:39:45 AM PDT
by
chrispycsuf
(our troops need our support now more than ever)
To: BlueStateDepression
I'm not going to bite, other than to say that's the most inane question that's been posed to me since the last time I was in an airport.
To: JoeSixPack1
They tried to make it primary here a couple years ago, but folks raised enough ruckus they dropped the idea.
I am not normally too libertarian, but by golly, seatbelt usage should be optional.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:40:16 AM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
To: rwfromkansas
I almost always wear my seatbelt, but about a month ago, while running several errands and getting in and out of the car, I forgot to put it on. Trooper stopped me just for not wearing it. Cost me $140!! This is in Texas of all places. It's to make money and nothing else.
To: chrispycsuf
my brother decided to go driving at night....was hit by another driver, was ejected out of the car and died...And because of that loss, you think the feds should usurp power by forcing states to enact seat-belt laws, and the states should use ever-more intrusive methods to enforce those laws, such as night-vision googles?
Most bad government comes when someone says "there ought to be a law!" like you've done here.
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:40:49 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(When Bush is on the same side as Ted the Swimmer on an issue, you know he's up to no good...)
To: BlueStateDepression
Is a state that enforces its laws a police state?
Depends on the laws.
Perhaps a look at the article under discussion might illustrate this:
"That means it's a legitimate use of state power to mandate that cars have working brakes because if my car has poorly functioning brakes, I risk the lives of others and I have no right to do so. If I don't wear a seatbelt I risk my own life, which is well within my rights."
Get it now?
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posted on
05/31/2006 10:40:59 AM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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