Saturday, February 10, 2007

This is what you get when the so-called liberals are in charge!

I used to think that if someone belonged to the Democrat Party or called themselves liberal, they believed that people should be free to make choices about how to live their lives. That is not really true.

Large cities are usually run by liberals. They use draconian gun control laws to deprive law abiding citizens of the right to defend themselves from criminals (who still seem to have no trouble getting guns for themselves!)

New York City has banned trans fats in it's restaurants; Philadelphia is poised to follow. So we are too dumb to figure out what we should and should not eat? And, yes, I think people should be allowed to eat unhealthy foods if they so desire.

And here is the latest...

A New York state senator has announced his plan to introduce legislation that would ban the use of electronic devices such as iPods, BlackBerrys and cell phones while crossing streets in major cities.

State Sen. Carl Krueger, a Democrat who represents New York's 27th district in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, claimed that the phenomenon of "iPod oblivion" has led to a number of fatal accidents on urban streets. While he did not cite any statistical studies that have indicated a rise in such incidents, he referred to the January death of a 23-year-old Brooklyn man who, tuned into his iPod headphones, walked into the path of a city bus.

The bill would effectively make it illegal to use any kind of portable electronic device--a music or video player, cell phone, smart phone, gaming device, etc.--while crossing the street in cities such as New York, Albany and Buffalo. Offenders would be slapped with a $100 fine and a criminal court summons. Joggers and bicyclists would have to limit their iPod use to city parks in which no street crossing would be involved.

This is s democrat, folks, of the party that says it champions the rights of the average person. I guess the average person is too dumb to know what is good for him or her and needs the government to regulate every little aspect of life, right down to when you can use your phone or iPod. Sheesh.

Now that they have the power, you can expect to see more of this silliness. Not really all that interested in fighting the war on Islamic Fascism, but we want to make sure you use your iPods safely.

And you say you are looking forward to voting for Hillary?

Click on the title for the entire article.

---Katie

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We always like to laugh at laws that aim to protect adults from their own stupidity! It's like the helmet law for riding motorcycles . . . ummm, if you decide not to protect your head while hurtling through the air at 55+ mph, then you accept the consequences. Thanks for the article.