Harland,
To paraphrase Lysander Spooner, if the government has a moral imperative to indemnify individuals against loss at the hands of another, why do you stop with auto insurance? All individuals should be required to carry no less than several million in umbrella liability insurance that covers any foreseeable liability. Cory From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harland Harrison Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re : Re : [Libertarian] "Without Due Process..." Sasan, Libertarians should consider the best way to assure Due Process. Clearly, the US government does a poor job. US citizens, educated in government schools, might not even understand the concept. But the current failure does not prove that abolishing the court system, or trying to create a free market in punishment, would necessarily improve justice in the US. In fact, I believe that the courts are the last stand of freedom in the country. Certainly, a US jury would uphold a mandatory vehicle insurance law. Actually, I approve of mandatory liability insurance for automobiles, myself. If I drive into a crowd of pedestrians, who will compensate the victims or their families? Liability insurance guarantees that accident victims have compensation. Why should Libertarians oppose that? If the public roads were private enterprises, the owners, would be liable for injuries on their property. The road owners would either require insurance, or charge a high fee for a "driver's license" which included the insurance. Then they would post reasonable speed limits, and kick everybody off who drove any faster than the limit. The owners of the roads would have to take these steps because accident victims could sue them for damages. The government, however, owns the roads, but the government does not allow accident victims to sue it. Government speed limits are a joke. Thousands die every year. The best we can expect, is that drivers carry insurance for accidents that might happen. Private owners would do exactly that. The government should guarantee that victims receive compensation, even if the government does not accept responsibility for the hazards it creates. Harland Harrison LP of San Mateo County CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
