Promises Shromises
So, back in 1985, the state legislature of Massachusetts passed a mandatory seat belt law - for the childrenTM. This law was repealed the very next year via a voter referendum (I guess there was once a time when voter referendums actually meant something. Who knew?).
But, not being known as an entity prone to caving in to the voices of the common people, our benevolent legislators stuck to their [non-firing, replica] guns [with mandatory trigger locks] and were again successful, in 1994, at passing a new seat belt law. This one survived a voter referendum challenge, largely because the legislature "promised" thesuckers voters that it would be a secondary enforcement measure only, and that drivers would be not subject to being pulled over by the police just for failing to buckle up.
I'll give you one guess as to what happened today.
Yep.
Yes, our new primary enforcement seat belt law is on its way to the senate where it's expected to be breezed on through to Governor Romney's office for signature.
What's that, you say? You're shocked that our elected officials would lie to us to advance their anti-liberty, nanny-state agenda?
Yeah...
...ummm...
...me too...
...not.
But don't worry, they "promise" it won't be a surchargeable moving violation.
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But, not being known as an entity prone to caving in to the voices of the common people, our benevolent legislators stuck to their [non-firing, replica] guns [with mandatory trigger locks] and were again successful, in 1994, at passing a new seat belt law. This one survived a voter referendum challenge, largely because the legislature "promised" the
I'll give you one guess as to what happened today.
Yep.
After two rare tie votes in the past five years, House lawmakers narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would allow law enforcement officers to pull over drivers solely because they are not wearing seat belts.
Yes, our new primary enforcement seat belt law is on its way to the senate where it's expected to be breezed on through to Governor Romney's office for signature.
What's that, you say? You're shocked that our elected officials would lie to us to advance their anti-liberty, nanny-state agenda?
Yeah...
...ummm...
...me too...
...not.
But don't worry, they "promise" it won't be a surchargeable moving violation.
More from Citizens for Limited Taxation here.
UPDATE: New post footer added.
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