You didn't think they'd stop at seat belt laws, did you? Mandatory buckle-up laws set the precedent: Even your own body in your own car is no longer your own personal space. Here's how it works: The government decides that whatever it is you're doing is "unsafe" -- not specifically in your case, just generally -- maybe, might be, could be -- then asserts the legal ... MOREEric Peters: Unsafe At Any Smoke
You didn't think they'd stop at seat belt laws, did you? Mandatory buckle-up laws set the precedent: Even your own body in your own car is no longer your own personal space. Here's how it works: The government decides that whatever it is you're doing is "unsafe" -- not specifically in your case, just generally -- maybe, might be, could be -- then asserts the legal ... MORE