

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood  (Source:



Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

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By Reclaimer77 on 6/9/2012 1:01:47 AM , Rating: 0
I had a discussion with a good friend of mine tonight. She lives in New York and was actually in support of the attempted ban of large soft drinks. Truly an insane and monstrous piece of legislation. She cited numerous reasons why it was a perfectly legitimate use of Government power. How people had to be saved from making their own bad decisions. How Coke and Pepsi were "addictive", so the Government needed to step in. All of the same nanny state logic that you're citing, we've seen it all before.

I've probably had thousands of such discussions over the years. And if there's one thing I've learned, is that you cant convince a "progressive" how absolutely absurd their line of thinking and ideology is.

You pulling the "Hitler card" has certainly done nothing to change that belief.

By yomamafor1 on 6/10/2012 1:00:36 PM , Rating: 1
Because we all know doing something that may potentially harm yourself is the same as doing something that may potentially (and fatally) harm other people. /s

People do stupid things. That is a fact. If people want to destroy themselves by drinking large amount of sodas, it should be fine as long as they don't force other people to do the same. However, the same thing cannot be said about distracted driving. When someone texts and drives at the same time, they are bound to kill someone innocent. Obviously you don't know the feeling when someone you love is forcibly taken from you because someone else made a stupid decision.

Oh, and saying things like "you deserve to be run over" to someone who holds a different opinion from you doesn't make your argument more convincing either.

By yomamafor1 on 6/10/2012 2:08:57 PM , Rating: 2
Sorry but the statistics say otherwise. Put the emotions aside and actually think about this.

Ok, sure.


This is pitiful. Of course I do. So what? If you think dealing with grief means involving the entire country and making laws, you aren't coping very well. That's one of our biggest weaknesses today, nobody seems to have the ability to look past their own problems.

So your argument amounts to, "because I can get over it, everyone else has to suck it up", is that it? People distrust the government, I get it. But trusting the people who makes stupid decisions over the government? That I don't get.

In a country with 300+ million citizens, the amount of actual deaths caused by textdriving are stupidly low. And don't hand me some crap about "if a law can prevent just one death, it's worth it." This isn't even ABOUT preventing deaths, it's just more politics and job-justification and money grubbing. Calling something that would fall within the margin of error on most studies an "epidemic" is laughable.

Stupidly low you say? Total fatalities from traffic related accidents in the US in 2009 was 33k. According to Reuters, 2,667 deaths on average are related to texting per year. That's 8%, and 2,667 more than necessary. That's not "stupidly low".

Plus, if you don't text and drive, the law won't even affect you.

By yomamafor1 on 6/10/2012 5:49:13 PM , Rating: 2

"Here's the proof that supports my point"

"I don't care, you're still wrong.".

Very convincing argument indeed.

By yomamafor1 on 6/10/2012 6:05:11 PM , Rating: 2
Oh, and for the record, the only entities that would seek to ban your beloved Netflix is the media conglomerates that you loved so much, objecting to the "copyright", as well as wireless companies objecting to "excessive use of bandwidth".

I highly recommend you to do some research before spewing your uneducated Fox News "I hate government" lines.

By steven975 on 6/11/2012 8:59:39 AM , Rating: 2
Laws get abused all the time.

I was written a ticket for lack of a seat belt because I unbuckled it to get my registration and proof of insurance. I did not sign it, and the cop actually threatened arrest.

By x10Unit1 on 6/11/2012 11:14:37 AM , Rating: 2
I thought you were joking about the "large soda" ban.

Then using the power of google, I find your claim to be true.

Now begins the facepalming before the government steps in and stops me.

I pray there will be a time when we as a society look back on the past 50 years and laugh about how completely stupid we have been.

By kattanna on 6/11/2012 12:06:51 PM , Rating: 2
at the same time they are banning sodas over 16 ounces, they are "legalizing" carry pot up to an ounce.

jon stewart did a funny segment about the 2 changes in law.

By x10Unit1 on 6/12/2012 3:32:40 PM , Rating: 2
Thank you for this!

