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From: robert@sri-spam.ARPA (Robert Allen)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.cycle
Subject: Re: slow cars in left lane
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Date: Mon, 21-Jul-86 16:59:30 EDT
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In article <262@desoto.UUCP>, jah@desoto.UUCP (JA Harrison) writes:
> >if it's OK to prohibit sodomy.. then why can't we have .. a
> >seatbelt law...
> 
> The point is IT'S NOT OK TO PROHIBIT SODOMY!! 
> 
> I'm continuously amazed at how quickly people are willing to 
> give up rights as long as some asshole in government says
> it's for your own good!
> 
> We as americans have (or I should say, have in the past) had the
> freedom to do whatever idiotic thing we felt like as long as it
> didn't infringe upon the rights of another.
> 
> Recently, however, those in our society who would rather exert
> more control have found that all they have to do to assert that
> control is say "it's for your own good" and everybody just
> rolls over and agrees!!
> 
> The seatbelt law may be a trivial example of what's going on,
> but if the seatbelt law got struck down, the sodomy issue
> would probably not have been decided as it was.
> 
> 			Couldn't help myself,
> 			JAH

110% correct.  And lest someone claim this has no place in net.auto...

Seatbelt laws for cars, mandatory helmet laws for motorcycles, and
drunk testing checkpoints are complete bullshit.  They are elements
of fascism (or communism, both restrict personal freedom) which are
being injected into our society by do-gooders who won't realize what
a mistake it is until it is too late.  Write your congress-person
now to strike a blow for personal freedom.  The problem isn't that the
government is getting restrictive, but that people haven't got the
guts to accept personal responsibility, and vote people and laws into
power to accept responsibility for them.  Geeze people, grow up and
show some backbone.

And yes, I wear a seatbelt when I drive a car and a helmet and leathers
when I drive a motorcycle, and I think everyone else should too.  But
it shouldn't be THE LAW goddamnit!

					Robert Allen,
					robert@sri-spam.arpa