To "what about the rest"

Smoking, drinking and eating are not against the law. Driving without a seatbelt is. Besides the fact that it is just plain stupid to not wear one. If you are a kid you need to understand that you are not invincible and if you are an adult then please start acting like one. I hope you are never in a bad car accident but if you ever are I hope that you have your seat belt on......even though you whined about having to wear it.

I'm so sorry to hear about people stealing from the cemetaries, this makes me sick to my stomach.

Why would anybody do that type of stuff :(

Please..... I am a woman that by law can have an abortion due to the simple fact that the law states "It's my body". But I guess when I am in the car Its not my body anymore and I have to wear a seat belt. This makes no sence at all except for the simple fact they can not tax seat belts and they can tax liquor and cigarettes. I wonder what the ratio of deaths from no seat belt are vs lung cancer from smoking is.

younggrandma, the seatbelt law is put into place to protect you from dying a horrible death in case of a car accident. Some people need laws to force them to act responsibly since they cannot act responsibly on their own.

younggrandma,
If you were to do a little research, you'd see that of all auto related fatalities, approximately 80% involved adults and CHILDREN who were not wearing seat belts. That should be reason enough for any sensible person to wear seat belts. Is a few wrinkles in your dress worth taking that kind of chance? I wonder if you at least buckle in your grandkids?

I wear my seat belt and would even if there was no law to tell me to do so. I only worry how far laws will go in the future to "protect us". Will they start to limit how much we eat our how much TV we watch. I think its only a matter of time before we start seeing laws like this.

Yes Rax I put my Grandchildren in car seats. I think you were out of line to even insinuate that I don't. But as an adult there are still a few things that I feel should be left up to me. Mr America is right when are "they" going to give us more "for our own good" laws. When they do lets see what you have to say when its a new law that you do no agree with. Instead of cracking down on me for not wearing a seat belt why don't they crack down on all the red light runners, speeders, and in general bad drivers?

younggrandma,
How is it out of line to ask about your Grandkids? You said wearing a seatbelt should be a persons choice. I simply wondered if you chose to let your grandkids ride around without one on. Don't you think they see you not wearing a seat belt? Don't you think that because they see that you don't wear one that they could also think it is not important and perhaps take theirs off while riding with you? Kids are a lot smarter than people think. A great deal of what children learn is through watching adults, you set an example by your actions. Besides, why is it important that your grandkids be buckled in but not yourself. Come on, just think about what your saying. Seatbelts don't harm you and they may save your life someday. This is a "no-brainer".

Act like adults, be responsible and wear your seat belts! If you decide NOT to be ready for the consequences, like a ticket, permanently debilitating injury, or worse, death. If you can prevent something, why not just do it? Are we so stupid that the state has to force us protect ourselves by buckling up? Are we not intelligent enough to do that on our own? Obviously not.

I think we could use a Law that prohibits public acts of stupidity. That would cover not using seat belts, making killer rap videos for youtube, rock fights in alleys, and loads of other unwise acts. Private acts of stupidity would still be allowed to a certain degree. Maybe a stupid tax could be put in place with all the procedes going towards the destupification of St. Joseph.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
As you can see, our original government was established for the general welfare and common defense of our great country. It was not established for "individual" welfare nor the enforcement of moral law. I do believe seat belts should be a choice. Personally, I always wear one, and demand any passengers in my vehicles wear one as well. However, it is not within the scope of our government, whether federal, state, or civil, to mandate such actions. What's next, a law rationing salt? Maybe a law mandating the use of hats when exposed to direct sunlight? Better yet, a law limiting the number of cheeseburgers an individual may consume within a certain period. Our government needs to get back to what's important, and in turn, I am sure it will save us all a fortune in taxes by abolishing these penny ante legislations.

Unfortunately, sometimes it becomes necessary for the government to step in and protect some people from themselves, Sometimes when people cannot make "common sense" decisions you have to do it for them. Should we let people drive 100 mph on the Belt Highway just because they tell you it should be their choice to do so. Please stop with the "out of control" government argument...at times the argument works but it just doesn't fit here.

You know, Rax, it's that mentality alone that allows our government to pass these socialistic laws. Personally, I value our democratic government. I could not tolerate a socialist government or dictatorship. You reference speed limits as an argument, speed limits are an entirely different class of law, speed with relation to the control of an automobile, affects other people. Speeding at 100 mph down the belt costs others their safety and livelihood, not wearing a seatbelt only harms the individual.

Rax...........not wearing a seatbelt does affect others.....who supports these people when they become disabled and cannot work or heaven forbid if they should die and leave children behind??? WE do!!