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From: canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Frank Dibbell)
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Subject: Re: Seat belts
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 12:40:24 EST
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> > If you want to drive without seatbelts, fine -- do it on your own piece
> > of real estate.  If you come out on publicly funded roads, in traffic with
> > other people, it is your obligation to do so in a responsible manner.
> 
> In other words, the government has the right to impose any restrictions
> it pleases on people who use public roads.

  Since driving is a *privilege* granted by the government, and not a
  *right* granted by the constitution, I would say so.
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Frank Dibbell     (408-746-6493)                 {whatever}!amdahl!canopus
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