That’s statist thinking. Shame on you.
In some cases the Amish have been around there far longer than the modern high speed roads and highways that paved over their horse and carriage dirt roads. On the other hand, it is not a Christian thing to put a non biblically mandated lifestyle statement ahead of the welfare of your neighbors. On a third hand (are we growing an octopus?) it seems too little study has been paid to scientifically viable alternatives to those gaudy orange triangles.
“That’s statist thinking. Shame on you.”
Oh, puhlease. Their stupid religious beliefs stops where it interferes with other peoples rights...such as not swerving into a ditch and getting dead or maimed or running them over and killing them and getting sued and living with such a monumental emotional disaster. Get a grip. Let them put a stupid sign on the back on their 18th century carriages. Sheesh. That is not “statist”, it’s just commonsense.
And before you attack, I was a chairman of Veterans for Constitutional Restoration (VetsCor). If you don’t know what that is, look on the sidebar of this site or on the front page.
Statist? That's a stretch. If you believe in any government at all, traffic laws for communal roadways would certainly be on the acceptable list. Its flat out dangerous to all involved to place a large black wooden box full of people (Amish carriage) on a highway at night without any lights or reflectors. I would certainly consider it criminally negligent.
I don't think you want to be in the car that kills an Amish family (and or yourself) do you?
Not all safety laws are a heinous move toward statism. Are you going to allow people to drive on the left as well?
So you support the Muslims who want exemptions from airport security for religious reasons?
So you support the Muslims who want exemptions from airport security for religious reasons?
And if these guys really want to live low-key, humble lives why were they in court fighting over stupid things and getting written up in the media all over the world?