I read with dismay the National Transportation Safety Board’s revelation concerning drinking and driving. They have used .01 as a benchmark for their propaganda. Well, .08 is drunk by definition; .01 is nothing more than thinking about having a beer. In my mind, their study is invalid and probably instigated by sob-sisters and cry-babies. Of which, there are too many in this country. Our ever-vigilant career politicians are more than eager to jump on the bandwagon for votes. The federal government comes in and strong-arms and bribes states to lower their blood-alcohol level and voila – new crime, new criminals.
A whole group of law-abiding citizens are now targeted by law-enforcement because of bad laws. Agencies are created, lawyers make money, counties get more operating budget and heretofore honest citizens are ram-rodded by a system that is bastardized by a small group of people. Oh, let’s not forget the windfalls that technology companies make by producing the “party gift breathalyzer” that is nothing more than a search without a warrant.
Smell that? That’s your freedom blowing in the wind in favor of votes and bigger government.
Everett
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