Krugerrand
07-29-2009, 07:29 AM
Why do states tolerate the crap?
Lawmakers to propose ban on driving while texting (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_go_co/us_driving_texting;_ylt=AtPmQTeTIjdZrXGBlhPMRRlg.3 QA;_ylu=X3oDMTJscjY0YnJuBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzI5L3 VzX2RyaXZpbmdfdGV4dGluZwRjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3lu X3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNsYXdtYWtlcnN0b3A-)
WASHINGTON – States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators.
I know this is just one more of many others ... but how do they get away with it? How does nobody stop and say 'gee ... the federal government has no business requiring a state to pass a particular piece of legislation.'
I'd like to see a state drop the federal highway funds ... even if they had to jack up toll to make up for it. With the EasyPass (that I don't' really like) they could discount tolls to residents of the state and hit up the out of towners for use of the roads.
Lawmakers to propose ban on driving while texting (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_go_co/us_driving_texting;_ylt=AtPmQTeTIjdZrXGBlhPMRRlg.3 QA;_ylu=X3oDMTJscjY0YnJuBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzI5L3 VzX2RyaXZpbmdfdGV4dGluZwRjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3lu X3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNsYXdtYWtlcnN0b3A-)
WASHINGTON – States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators.
I know this is just one more of many others ... but how do they get away with it? How does nobody stop and say 'gee ... the federal government has no business requiring a state to pass a particular piece of legislation.'
I'd like to see a state drop the federal highway funds ... even if they had to jack up toll to make up for it. With the EasyPass (that I don't' really like) they could discount tolls to residents of the state and hit up the out of towners for use of the roads.