Patrick and Trevor,
(Boy, is this thread taking a life of it's own!) It's a case of
individual freedom and public good. They are both of utmost importance
but they often are in opposition to each other. *We* (not "they") must
balance the two. The political arena is where this balance is worked
out and we all need to be involved and informed. I do have a "right"
and need to have some parts cars available for my hobby but I also have
a "right" to have a nice neighborhood, since I'm paying through the nose
to live here. So what is the "correct" answer to that dilemma??
Dwade
patrick bailey wrote:
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> Gee Trevor you must work for the government I didn't mean to ruffle
> your feathers!I don't think they are all out to get us I think we will
> let them get us by our apathy or naiveté I don't know how old you are
> but maybe you are too young to remember where you just went down to the
> DMV and plunked down your $5 and drove off happily into the sunset,it
> seems YOU don't get the point
> about the control that the government and agencies have over your life
> that wasn't there 30 ~40 years ago We didn't need them to take care of
> us You seem to want that womb to tomb safety net that only they can
> provide.If you want to run around without bumpers you should be able to
> If I want to put a crossflow head and webers on my 79B I should be able
> to If you don't want to wear seatbelts you should be able not to!All
> these safety and pollution items on cars should have been driven by
> public demand not legislation,If people were going into auto dealers
> demanding air bags the auto makers would have put them on soon enough
> but nobody was concerned and some beaurocrat Isn't it rediculous when a
> car fails smog just because the gas cap isn't the right one(it happened
> on my wifes car)I hope you will be happy in the brave new world that is
> waiting for you but I sure as hell won't!
> Pat
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