On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:03:38 -0500, HK wrote:

It should be mandatory. Period.

So you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?

What do you do when they take away your unsafe, low transom boat?

(for your own good, of course)



Ever the a**, eh, Dwayne?

Just answer my question Hairy. I believe there's a legitimate
philosophical issue at stake:

Do you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:03:38 -0500, HK wrote:

It should be mandatory. Period.

So you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?

What do you do when they take away your unsafe, low transom boat?

(for your own good, of course)



Ever the a**, eh, Dwayne?

Just answer my question Hairy. I believe there's a legitimate
philosophical issue at stake:

Do you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?



Slight detour: Kids learn both good and bad habits from their parents. Even
the stupidest parents might wear seat belts if they were afraid of being
ticketed, and then their kids see them doing the right thing. I like the
law. And, the cops *do* write a lot of tickets here for failure to use
belts.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:03:38 -0500, HK wrote:

It should be mandatory. Period.
So you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?

What do you do when they take away your unsafe, low transom boat?

(for your own good, of course)


Ever the a**, eh, Dwayne?
Just answer my question Hairy. I believe there's a legitimate
philosophical issue at stake:

Do you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?



Slight detour: Kids learn both good and bad habits from their parents. Even
the stupidest parents might wear seat belts if they were afraid of being
ticketed, and then their kids see them doing the right thing. I like the
law. And, the cops *do* write a lot of tickets here for failure to use
belts.




Here, too. I wish the land cops were more aggressive in nailing
litterers, and the water cops were more aggressive in nailing those
damned penis boats with the open exhaust pipes.

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:59:40 -0500, HK wrote:

I wish the land cops were more aggressive in nailing
litterers, and the water cops were more aggressive in nailing those
damned boats with the open exhaust pipes.

We agree on that. I'd like to see boat ramp managers empowered to
nail noisy boats and/or prevent launching

On Dec 3, 9:39 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:59:40 -0500, HK wrote:
I wish the land cops were more aggressive in nailing
litterers, and the water cops were more aggressive in nailing those
damned boats with the open exhaust pipes.

We agree on that. I'd like to see boat ramp managers empowered to
nail noisy boats and/or prevent launching

And marina owners should be able to nail those live aboards before
they dump **** and pee into the rivers on a regular basis... But I
guess the noise of a passing boat is much more disruptive

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:03:38 -0500, HK wrote:

It should be mandatory. Period.
So you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?

What do you do when they take away your unsafe, low transom boat?

(for your own good, of course)


Ever the a**, eh, Dwayne?

Just answer my question Hairy. I believe there's a legitimate
philosophical issue at stake:

Do you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?



Sure. I ain't no loonitarian. I believe in helmet laws, seat belts, a
really effective, hard-working FDA (not a Bush FDA), a really effective,
hard-working OSHA (not a Bush OSHA), et cetera.

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:03:38 -0500, HK wrote:

It should be mandatory. Period.
So you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?
What do you do when they take away your unsafe, low transom boat?

(for your own good, of course)


Ever the a**, eh, Dwayne?

Just answer my question Hairy. I believe there's a legitimate
philosophical issue at stake:

Do you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?



Sure. I ain't no loonitarian. I believe in helmet laws, seat belts, a
really effective, hard-working FDA (not a Bush FDA), a really effective,
hard-working OSHA (not a Bush OSHA), et cetera.


Does the FDA and OSHA magically become good the day a Democrat is sworn
into the office of the president?

BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:03:38 -0500, HK wrote:

It should be mandatory. Period.
So you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves? What do you do when they take away your
unsafe, low transom boat?

(for your own good, of course)


Ever the a**, eh, Dwayne?

Just answer my question Hairy. I believe there's a legitimate
philosophical issue at stake:

Do you believe that it is a proper role of government to protect
people from themselves?



Sure. I ain't no loonitarian. I believe in helmet laws, seat belts, a
really effective, hard-working FDA (not a Bush FDA), a really
effective, hard-working OSHA (not a Bush OSHA), et cetera.


Does the FDA and OSHA magically become good the day a Democrat is sworn
into the office of the president?


Nope. But they get better, and spend a bit more time protecting the
public, and not the GOP corporate benefactors.