I’ve posted here before about living in a conservative state. That’s the way it is; I can live with it, I guess. And I ought to show a little appreciation for how our state legislators defend my basic rights.
The recent news is, the Arizona legislature failed once again to pass a law banning texting while driving. Why? Because they oppose “unnecessary government restrictions.”
“Sen. Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu City, called the legislation a ‘nanny bill’ and ‘feel-good legislation’ that would have banned a practice already covered under current laws against reckless driving. Why not also ban drinking from a Big Gulp or eating a burrito while driving, he asked.”
Even cell phone companies supported this bill, but it was opposed by the Arizona Citizens Defense League – an organization that, according to their website, lobbies “for legislation that improves the rights of honest citizens, and against legislation that demeans or diminishes those rights” – and particularly “against bills that constitute a direct or indirect impairment on your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.” So apparently the right to bear cell phones and text while driving deserves 2nd Amendment protection. After all, it’s a slippery slope: today no texting, tomorrow they come after your assault rifles.
Now, I don’t like to think of myself as a mean-spirited person. But I would truly glee in the news that Ron Gould was run into by someone texting. Nothing life-threatening, you understand, just enough in the way of damage to his vehicle to clear the cobwebs out of his brain. And make him spill his Big Gulp.
So while we’re at it, let’s repeal all unnecessary traffic laws that impinge upon our freedom and allow everything to be covered by “reckless driving.” I ought to be able to ignore a red light as long as I don’t do it recklessly. And speed limits? Just be careful, that’s all. Even in a school zone, it’s style that counts.
It’s only a matter of time before these nuts propose a constitutional amendment: Congress shall make no law abridging the right to be stupid. The irony is, the increased accident rate will mean we’re all going to need more health care. Who says this ain’t a wonderful country?
The recent news is, the Arizona legislature failed once again to pass a law banning texting while driving. Why? Because they oppose “unnecessary government restrictions.”
“Sen. Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu City, called the legislation a ‘nanny bill’ and ‘feel-good legislation’ that would have banned a practice already covered under current laws against reckless driving. Why not also ban drinking from a Big Gulp or eating a burrito while driving, he asked.”
Even cell phone companies supported this bill, but it was opposed by the Arizona Citizens Defense League – an organization that, according to their website, lobbies “for legislation that improves the rights of honest citizens, and against legislation that demeans or diminishes those rights” – and particularly “against bills that constitute a direct or indirect impairment on your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.” So apparently the right to bear cell phones and text while driving deserves 2nd Amendment protection. After all, it’s a slippery slope: today no texting, tomorrow they come after your assault rifles.
Now, I don’t like to think of myself as a mean-spirited person. But I would truly glee in the news that Ron Gould was run into by someone texting. Nothing life-threatening, you understand, just enough in the way of damage to his vehicle to clear the cobwebs out of his brain. And make him spill his Big Gulp.
So while we’re at it, let’s repeal all unnecessary traffic laws that impinge upon our freedom and allow everything to be covered by “reckless driving.” I ought to be able to ignore a red light as long as I don’t do it recklessly. And speed limits? Just be careful, that’s all. Even in a school zone, it’s style that counts.
It’s only a matter of time before these nuts propose a constitutional amendment: Congress shall make no law abridging the right to be stupid. The irony is, the increased accident rate will mean we’re all going to need more health care. Who says this ain’t a wonderful country?
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