Even though I totally agree with what is going on in TX, as far as the intervention that has been made, I did want to comment on this thought, because I have never heard anyone else voice it. I thought I was the Lone Ranger.
It is terrifying to me that the government can legislate whether or not I wear a seat belt or a helmet when I am driving. It has only to do with my personal safety, so how is it any of their business? And if it is, why do they still allow cigarettes to be sold? And how long will it be before they get to decide what my weight should be legally, for health reasons of course? And if I am exercising enough?
We are having our civil liberties slowly stripped away, and we aren't even aware it is happening I'm afraid.
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Originally Posted by Sweet Pea
Sorry folks......... even though there are some things that are good for us - the government FORCING us to do these things is slowly but surely taking away our rights. I'm all for safety - I buckle my seatbelt every time I get in the car, I think helmets for motorcycle riders make sense, I think that helmets for children on bicycles makes sense - but something deep inside me believes that by passing such laws and not allowing me to make that decision for myself (and/or my children) is slowing desensitizing us to how much control the government has now and how much more it is trying to get.
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