Vic you could not be any more wrong. The road to HELL is paved with good intentions
--- Vic Cinc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry L Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Vic, do these helmetless riders own* their bodies > or are > > they 'responsible' to you? > > > > *exclusive right to determine use and disposition > > > this is the problem with the LP. the fact is cars > are running over > motorcyclists and the one without helmets have a > much higher rate of > death then ones with helmets. its easy to say its a > personal > responsibility thing and you are responsible for the > choice you make. > > but in real life things are not that clear, some > people look to > government for guidance, if that guidance isnt > comming then some people may make > bad choices, like not wearing helmets. its not just > an issue of > ownership its an issue of responsiblity. if the > government says we dont > give a shit if you wear a helmet or not, then thats > sends a clear signal > that there is nothing wrong with not wearing > helmets. clearly the stats say > if you get hit by a car you are much more likely to > die then if you did > wear a helmet. clearly there is something wrong with > not wearing a > helmet. its anarchy to say, the gov doesnt give a > shit because you are > the owner of your body and its not our problem if > you make a dumb > decision and die. thats not liberty. > > the public wants the government to give a shit, they > want the government > to set acceptable behavior like wearing helmets. > clearly there is a > price to not wearing helmets. by enforcing fines for > not wearing helmets > the government is saying the same thing. > > lack of helmet and seat belt laws are a clear case > of liberty at a heavy price. > > I dont beleive the vast majority want liberty at any > price, and neither should the LP. > > the LP should distance itself from anything that > smells, feels or looks > like anarchy. the planks must have a sense of > responsibility about them. > > liberty and freedom must be balanced by > responsiblity. > > the most significant and vote winning plank for the > LP imo are taxation. > > nothing inhibits liberty more then having your > income and capital stolen > to buy votes from others. > > Vic > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
