tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post7222986341095926044..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Can Someone Please Explain To Sec. LaHood The Concept of Federalism?Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-25317220130064391092012-04-27T21:23:50.319-06:002012-04-27T21:23:50.319-06:00Oh for goodness sake. A fifth of the states have a...Oh for goodness sake. A fifth of the states have already banned handheld phone use while driving, and even more have banned texting. <br />The fifth includes California and just about the whole NYC-DC corridor, so it accounts for much more than a fifth of passenger miles.<br />And what effect have these bans, of several years standing, had on accident rates?Douglas2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-24519796983411263172012-04-27T12:09:47.189-06:002012-04-27T12:09:47.189-06:00Won't they just threaten to cut off highway fu...Won't they just threaten to cut off highway funds just like they do when emissions testing isn't done or followed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-61023279538525303692012-04-27T11:02:35.348-06:002012-04-27T11:02:35.348-06:00If it is such a dangerous epidemic, why are autode...If it is such a dangerous epidemic, why are autodeaths down dramatically since the invention of the cell phone. This is just anought made up "epidemic" by the government to grab power.LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-76562047039952143772012-04-27T11:00:46.092-06:002012-04-27T11:00:46.092-06:00I'll one up that by pointing out that even if ...I'll one up that by pointing out that even if you don't exercise the government can regulate your lack of exercise because it drives up the price of Obamacare due to unhealthy lifestyles generally needing more healthcare.<br /><br />As the Italians once said, "Tutto nello Stato, niente al di fuori dello Stato, nulla contro lo Stato."<br /><br />Just don't discuss how that turned out.tkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537122818841045663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-62097898375887081912012-04-27T10:25:29.432-06:002012-04-27T10:25:29.432-06:00Does Sec. LaHood have any particular experience ma...Does Sec. LaHood have any particular experience making stupidity illegal, which would suggest this regulation would be at all effective?Joshua Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481531515300677240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-32117686503497206052012-04-27T10:25:09.504-06:002012-04-27T10:25:09.504-06:00I'm waiting for a smart phone company to let y...I'm waiting for a smart phone company to let you push a single button on the phone so that all calls and texts are answered with "I'm driving right now. Leave a message"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-3956340583084690382012-04-27T09:15:31.336-06:002012-04-27T09:15:31.336-06:00No question. CO2 production affects interstate co...No question. CO2 production affects interstate commerce. Therefore, the national government has authority to regulate how vigorously each of us exercises, and when.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-62493254651595806232012-04-27T08:45:38.921-06:002012-04-27T08:45:38.921-06:00I'll wager an ice cold lager on the commerce c...I'll wager an ice cold lager on the commerce clause being used to regulate anything. <br /><br />Not that I buy such an excuse. The reality is that it is a popular excuse for big government reactionaries.tkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537122818841045663noreply@blogger.com