In regard to the Wednesday letter, “Nonsense laws foster disrespect,” the writer eloquently demonstrates how people think differently in our society.
While the writer declares our state legislators have passed “liberty-reducing laws” (banning cell phone use while driving) and believes this fosters disrespect for other laws, I am left wondering where the outrage was when George W. Bush threw the cornerstones of the U.S. Constitution – habeas corpus, due process and the presumption of innocence – in the trash.
Maybe if the people who are worried about their cell phones were informed that terrorists use their cell phones while driving they would jump right on board with the new law!
I do agree with the letter writer’s statement: “Respect is hard to earn but easy to lose. So are our liberties.” And we’re now in the middle of a legal fight to restore our constitutionally guaranteed rights and liberties. The respect we’ve lost as a nation as a result of Bush spitting on our Constitution is reflected in the reluctance of our past allies to come to our aid. I don’t recall Bush ever saying in 2000: “I will suspend our Constitutionally guaranteed rights if I feel like it, and Congress won’t stop me!”
I’ve yet to find documentation written by our Founding Fathers that cell phone use while driving is protected by our Constitution. However, if one must worry about something, I guess worrying about cell phones is the easier, albeit nonsensical, path to take.
Kevin Wruck
Marysville
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