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Texting while driving increases crash risk 23 times

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by PeteyPirate, Jul 27, 2009.

  1. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    No, I've never proven that, I've read the constitution thousands of times and it is clear that a whole helluva lot of you have not or choose to allow the interpretations of activists and political justices to dictate what you think it says.

    But once again, for those like Rick Stain who have a hard time understanding what it does NOT say......


    Courtesy of Lewis Napper....


    We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior and secure the blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our great great-great grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional, and other liberal bedwetters.
    We hold these truths to be self-evident: That a whole lot of people were confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of Non Rights.


    ARTICLE I -- You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any form of wealth.

    More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

    ARTICLE II -- You do not have the right to never be offended.

    This country is based on freedom, and that means the freedom for everyone, not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots and probably always will be.

    ARTICLE III -- You do not have the right to be free from harm.

    If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful. Do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.

    ARTICLE IV -- You do not have the right to free food and housing.

    Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generations of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.

    ARTICLE V -- You do not have the right to free health care.

    That would be nice but, from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in government run health care.

    ARTICLE VI -- You do not have the right to physically harm other people.

    If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

    ARTICLE VII -- You do not have the right to the possessions of others.

    If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen TV or a life of leisure.

    ARTICLE VIII -- You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience.

    We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight, if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.

    ARTICLE IX -- You don't have the right to a job.

    All of us sure want all of you to have one, and will gladly help you in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

    ARTICLE X -- You do not have the right to happiness.

    Being an American means that you have the right to pursue happiness -- which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.
    If you agree that a understanding of no rights is necessary to "Secure the Blessings of Liberty," I strongly urge you to refer this to as many people as you can, or link it from your own webpages. No, you don't HAVE to .... Nothing tragic will befall you should you NOT refer it. I just think it's about time common sense is allowed to re-emerge in our society and flourish again. Thank you!!!
     
  2. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    Which is why he comes around here and shits all over the place.
     
  3. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    Did your 14 year old nephew pass the basic exam proving he is capable of handling a car? Stop making arguments against fictitious arguments.....

    And if most people don't text while driving, why do we have mass hysteria about it and why do we need laws to stop them?
     
  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Out of all that by Napper, nothing about the right to drive a car.
     
  5. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    So you agree that welfare and health care are not a right and thus should not be funded by our government too?
     
  6. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Health care is most certainly a right, and so much different of an issue from who can operate a potentially lethal piece of machinery as to be hopefully unintentional comedy.

    And in a representative republic, which we are, by the way, not a plebscite, we vote for people to make decisions. We don't like their decisions? We vote them out. It may not be what you'd prefer, and you probably want Rousseau to go fuck himself, but it is what it is. And have a happy Watch Your 8-Year-Old Plow Into a Crowd Day
     
  7. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    You said driving is a right. It should be his right to drive without having to take a test to prove it. He's a perfectly healthy, "law-abiding and physically capable" 14-year-old who can easily see over the steering wheel.
    It's his right. You said so yourself.
     
  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Actually, as dooley pointed out, what he doesn't understand is how a representative republic works.
     
  9. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    Will guys knock it off with the logic, please.
    This is Zag, the all knowing one who has read the constitution "thousands of times." You just don't question him.
     
  10. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    You mean in the way the government is allowed create some regulations regarding driving, but only ones he agrees with?

    Traffic lights and stop signs are apparently acceptable. It's ok to put lines down on the road, too, I guess. And to determine what should be included in a driver's test. I'm not sure about seatbelt laws. They are literally restrictive, so maybe they don't pass the Zag test, either.

    We really need to know these things so we can live up to the libertarian ideal, right?
     
  11. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    That's outrageous.

    Doing both those things at once would be insane. Or what I call "Thursday."
     
  12. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    Fixed
     
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