| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#14
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
|
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... wrote: http://www.townhall.com/opinion/colu...17/186976.html The first two paragraphs state: 'Apparently not content to confine their legislative excess to Wal-Mart and small business, Maryland Democrats now are threatening the property rights of Maryland boaters, proposing a new bill ostensibly aimed at nothing more than attempting to “protect us from ourselves.” House Bill 140 is a deplorable and intrusive bit of legislation that would require every individual on a boat to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) while the boat is underway. This bill not only requires the boat’s operator to wear a PFD but also specifically “prohibits an individual from operating or allowing the operation of a vessel while there is present in the vessel an individual not wearing a PFD…” and “[applies] regardless of [an individual’s] age or size of the vessel.” The property rights of Maryland boaters? The writer of the article is an idiot. The writer's intelligence aside... What are your thoughts on this stupid law being enacted by the Democrat-controlled legislature? I view it in the same light as mandatory seat-belt laws...something innocuous that will help save lives. Here's how the law should read: If you have health and life insurance, then you're free to do as you choose. If not, then you must wear seatbelt/helmet/PFD...so that the rest of society doesn't have to pay for you when things go wrong. |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Sending the wrong message | General | |||