Have you noticed how much freedom the government has taken lately? It’s always in the name of public safety, public health, or some other public fill-in-the-blank and this is no different. It’s typical leftist knee-jerk syndrome. The excuse of “saving lives” strikes me as odd considering they are mostly in favor of abortion and making abortions easier. Kinda makes them hypocrites. And the sheep that go along with nonsense like this have absolutely no regard for freedom, they are the one’s that would trade liberty for a little security, and they deserve neither. This has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with more government intrusion.
Lake Minnetonka Liberty warned you about Ray “Gimmie More Power” LaHood and his Transportation Dept’s potential ban on cell phones in cars late last winter. It’s moving forward in yet another soon to be failed insane government attempt to legislate common sense.
There are many situations where one may need to use a cell phone while driving. As an example, perhaps you’re being chased by a road rage guy who wants to run you off the road because he doesn’t like how you drive, perhaps a medical emergency and you’re on the phone with a hospital. Common sense indicates if it’s not urgent, don’t talk and drive. But no, we obviously need big government enacting yet another ban in their insane attempt to legislate common sense.
Back in the day, before this country had a socialist mentality, a state would make a law. Something to the effect of, if you’re yapping on a phone and cause an accident, automatic jail time and a loss of your license. If it were to happen again, maybe prison time and a revocation of your license. If you kill someone, automatic prison time and the loss of your license forever. But no, the socialists want to take another freedom and enact another ban in the name of “saving lives.” Public Safety.
Distracted driving they call it. Hmmm… what’s next? Banning food in your cars? Coffee? A soda? Turning the radio station? Seriously, how much of this bullshit is enough? Maybe we should ban talking while driving, or ban crying children. Shhh, I know. I probably just gave some nanny a couple of idea’s.
Or how about picking up a pen while you’re driving like the cop in the post we published earlier today.
Seriously, can we please stop with the Nanny-Stasi State crap? Please?
Washington (CNN) — A federal safety board called Tuesday for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving.