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Wed Mar-26-08 02:19 PM
Response to Reply #28 |
| 67. Am I the only one confused by the intention of the OP?nt |
| -It´s "we the people" who mandate wearing a seat belt |
Angela Shelley |
Mar-26-08 03:55 AM |
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And it's the law. |
Patriot Abroad |
Mar-26-08 04:31 AM |
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I'm Really Torn On This - I Hate Unnecessary Laws |
lligrd |
Mar-26-08 04:39 AM |
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Wearing seat belts isn't an acedemic exercise. |
bushmeister0 |
Mar-26-08 04:58 AM |
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I Agree That They Save Lives Just Don't Agree That |
lligrd |
Mar-26-08 05:12 AM |
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In principle I agree with what you're saying with the whole freedom guestion |
bushmeister0 |
Mar-26-08 05:32 AM |
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And . . . |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 01:13 PM |
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No, it's a matter of cost/benefit |
maui9002 |
Mar-26-08 02:25 PM |
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Seat belt laws do not protect the PUBLIC good. |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 02:33 PM |
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I disagree; |
maui9002 |
Mar-26-08 03:39 PM |
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Sorry |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 04:05 PM |
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Government would not and does not have an "unfettered" right |
maui9002 |
Mar-26-08 11:00 PM |
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do we all have to drive hummer, cause those itty bitty teeney cars in accident cause a lot more |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 04:07 PM |
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$tate revenue trumps concern for the common good. Plus it allows cops to search = BIG bonus! |
Echo In Light |
Mar-26-08 06:55 AM |
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Cops searching, excellent point. My son was stopped for not wearing his seat belt and |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 07:46 AM |
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In some instances the lack of seat belt serves as the excuse to get em pulled over |
Echo In Light |
Mar-26-08 08:02 AM |
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Probable cause............ |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 08:03 AM |
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Especially when you have all the long hair and tatts that I have :) |
Echo In Light |
Mar-26-08 08:24 AM |
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You made me laugh here! My friend Tony was a cop magnet. Although no tattoos, he had very long |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 09:12 AM |
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Ha, well my wife insists I'm not without my charms... |
Echo In Light |
Mar-26-08 09:49 AM |
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Cops are more beligerent now than when I was younger. Over the past years I've known many teens |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 10:34 AM |
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It's a misdemeanor, hardly an "offense" |
IAmJacksSmirkingRevenge |
Mar-26-08 07:03 AM |
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I was flying to KCMO and the guy in the seat next to me just laid the |
RC |
Mar-26-08 06:30 AM |
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hang him. then as we the people, wouldnt it be your responsibility to tell on him n/t |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 06:57 AM |
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Do you think those seatbelts in airplanes would really do anything? |
Iris |
Mar-26-08 08:07 AM |
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Yes, they do something |
maui9002 |
Mar-26-08 02:32 PM |
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I'm glad to know that they do work for some things! Thanks! |
Iris |
Mar-26-08 08:15 PM |
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insurance companies could handle this issue |
goddess40 |
Mar-26-08 09:21 AM |
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Actually it's the insurance companies |
taterguy |
Mar-26-08 05:16 AM |
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Yup. And now they're working on anti-fat people legislation. nt |
zanne |
Mar-26-08 06:54 AM |
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Actually we the people should thank |
malaise |
Mar-26-08 05:21 AM |
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Absolutly correct! And Robert McNamara. |
bushmeister0 |
Mar-26-08 05:36 AM |
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So wrong. |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 05:34 AM |
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Oh please, the government that brought you FEMA is going to waste |
bushmeister0 |
Mar-26-08 05:45 AM |
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Not worrying |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 05:51 AM |
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Yes, and I was debating your opinon |
bushmeister0 |
Mar-26-08 06:13 AM |
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OK |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 07:13 AM |
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Hi DangerDave, it´s me, I started this thread. |
Angela Shelley |
Mar-26-08 12:25 PM |
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yes and your argument is just ignorant and contrary to fact |
pitohui |
Mar-26-08 02:53 PM |
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Then complain to the insurance companies... |
zanne |
Mar-26-08 08:06 AM |
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Who is asking you to wear a seat belt? |
Angela Shelley |
Mar-26-08 12:27 PM |
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I agree with that, but your original post doesn't. nt |
zanne |
Mar-26-08 02:17 PM |
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no it isn't "we the people" |
pitohui |
Mar-26-08 02:57 PM |
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I agree with you |
Mojorabbit |
Mar-26-08 09:15 AM |
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I didn't realize not wearing a seat belt was a fundamental right |
IAmJacksSmirkingRevenge |
Mar-26-08 07:05 AM |
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Fundamental Right |
DangerDave921 |
Mar-26-08 07:07 AM |
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Am I the only one confused by the intention of the OP?nt |
zanne |
Mar-26-08 02:19 PM |
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(non causa pro causa) |
LanternWaste |
Mar-26-08 08:48 AM |
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Some of my fellow citizens want Americans to pray in school because it's healthier. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-26-08 05:54 AM |
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"Show me the science (or the money)" |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Mar-26-08 06:41 AM |
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The libertarian in me wants to tell you that I can engage in self-destructive activities if I want. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-26-08 08:30 AM |
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just as an older person risks that red meat, they should have the privilige |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 08:34 AM |
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Indeed. Very few innocent bystanders are killed by severed heads flying through windshields. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-26-08 08:45 AM |
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The libertarian in me feels the same way |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Mar-26-08 10:11 AM |
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We draw the line at what is constitutional and what isn't |
Hippo_Tron |
Mar-26-08 11:12 PM |
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No, it was not We The People. We didn't mandate the government to impose seat belt laws over us, nor |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 06:37 AM |
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No, it's the auto insurance companies that forced the passage of these laws to save themselves |
RGBolen |
Mar-26-08 06:41 AM |
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There are a few laws like that |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Mar-26-08 06:51 AM |
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yeee...uuuk. i dont like your post at all. rub me the wrong way, feels bad, smells bad |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 06:52 AM |
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The OP was a bit too totalitarian for my taste. It gave me the creeps too. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 07:05 AM |
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Always be wary of those who insist that 'their way' is for YOUR own good |
Echo In Light |
Mar-26-08 07:07 AM |
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isnt that the truth. and then some n/t |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 07:08 AM |
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My bullshit meter goes way off the scale when I hear/read things like this. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Mar-26-08 07:30 AM |
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"We the People" of Bulgaria? nt |
zanne |
Mar-26-08 06:53 AM |
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Everyone should always use their seatbelt. But society shouldn't demand it. |
bean fidhleir |
Mar-26-08 08:02 AM |
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every person should have the choice to eat that donut |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 08:12 AM |
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You seem to have misread my post (nt) |
bean fidhleir |
Mar-26-08 08:22 AM |
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no. i am just not into calling people fools for making a choice different than what i may |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 08:27 AM |
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I see: all choices are equally good because there is no single reality |
bean fidhleir |
Mar-26-08 09:51 AM |
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Agreed. |
Orsino |
Mar-26-08 08:10 AM |
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what a bogus argument. seatbelt has nothing to do with endangering others |
seabeyond |
Mar-26-08 08:17 AM |
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How does my not having a seatbelt on endanger anyone else? |
RGBolen |
Mar-26-08 08:24 AM |
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Not quite what I said. |
Orsino |
Mar-26-08 08:54 AM |
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And yet we allow smoking in public |
Bandit |
Mar-26-08 08:11 AM |
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I actually understand that part. |
Orsino |
Mar-26-08 08:56 AM |
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you're wrong. |
QuestionAll |
Mar-26-08 09:38 AM |
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That´s a really good idea, |
Angela Shelley |
Mar-26-08 01:11 PM |
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how much of the kool-aid have you drank? |
QuestionAll |
Mar-26-08 04:36 PM |
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Bacon Kills! |
MartyL |
Mar-26-08 01:21 PM |
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Hi MartyL, thanks for your reply. |
Angela Shelley |
Mar-26-08 01:32 PM |
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"we the people" didn't mandate any such thing for any such reasons |
pitohui |
Mar-26-08 02:48 PM |
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Quite a slippery slope you're standing on |
Jed Dilligan |
Mar-26-08 03:18 PM |
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You know, I find all these "libertarians" fascinating... |
Solon |
Mar-26-08 04:47 PM |
#79 |
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