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Do mandatory seat belt laws violate individual rights? Yes they do and the following explains why. Can a sector of industry buy our governments decisions? Will legislator...read more
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by Debra Hines
I know where the government is coming from on this issue. If you are wearing a seat-belt, then chances are you will survive in an accident and will not get thrown from the car....read more
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Yes, mandatory seat belt laws flagrantly violate individual rights. But considering the fact that our government believes the only way to keep people safe is to limit their indi...read more
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by Jamie Myles
Let's put this in perspective. A seat belt is a restraint that we are mandated by law to wear every time we drive or ride in a private vehicle. This absolutely benefits the insu...read more
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Actually, they are unconstitutional. Although appears they are due to misapplication and interpretation of the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution. That language is i...read more
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by Ryan Gray
As the forefathers of this nation plainly stated, we are entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". We, as citizens of the United States of the America, can choos...read more
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In order to live in a free society, with true rights afforded to the individual, each and every individual must have the ability to do absolutely whatever they choose so long as...read more
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by Barry Bowe
Do mandatory seat-belt laws violate my individual rights? Don't know. Don't care. But here's what I DO know: I'm old enough and wise enough to decide whether or not I shou...read more
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by Raudy Berlin
Seat belts. The statistics will tell you, prove to you that it is absolutely safer to wear a seat belt any time you get into a car. Insurance companies tout it, celebrities endo...read more
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I do think that it is against our constitutional rights, But at the same time, I think your an Idiot if you don't buckle up, I know, because I was wants an Idiot, I never buckle...read more
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Clearly, they do-seat belt laws force you to do something you would otherwise be at liberty not to do. However, that's not really the point. There are numerous way in which ...read more
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by Saurabh Pal
At the outset let us agree that seat belts are a necessary thing and provide safety to people inside the car. So a law has been made to make it mandatory to wear seat belts. I a...read more
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by Tonic
Yes. Freedom is simply doing or not doing whatever one pleases. Always are the consequences to be aware of. The state wants to cut down on its death toll statistics and keep its...read more
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Rights are funny things. Judges and political busybodies have been arguing over what constitutes one for ever, and will continue so to do as long as they fail to grasp the basi...read more
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by Carol Wise
I have heard arguments for and against seat belts for years and there are good points on both sides but I have always felt a bit angry over being told I must wear a seat belt. P...read more
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by Roger Morse
Mandatory seat belt laws are absolutely a violation of individual rights. Americans hold individual freedom as a basic right. We agree, sometimes, to give up that right for the ...read more
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Americans fought a war of independence for the pursuit of happiness. As long as an activity does not harm someone else, it should be allowed. In the case of not wearing seat b...read more
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What is the purpose of wearing a seat belt? Is it not to protect me? If so, shouldn't I be able to make the decision of whether or not I want to be protected? I am lucky in t...read more
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To wear one's seat belt or not should be the choice of that individual. There are so many parts of our life that the government has regulated why should they have the last say o...read more
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I have the right to be stupid! It is my right to take my life in my hands by not buckling up in my ride. The U.S. continues to make more and more laws to regulate what people d...read more
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At first glance, it seems wearing seat belts would be a personal choice, but when you examine the issue closely, it becomes apparent it is not that simple. First of all, I beli...read more
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Seatbelt laws exist because those who wear seatbelts are statistically more likely to escape a car crash versus those who do not; this is not to say that seatbelts do not trap s...read more
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by Samantha Vee
How in the world do mandatory seat belt laws violate individual rights? I saw this question, and had to sit here and ponder this quite awhile... I just don't see how this is a v...read more
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by Alan Fernald
There is no way to constitutionally justify mandatory seat belt laws. However, these same mandatory seat belt laws do not violate the personal rights of individuals. Those who...read more
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Here in England, as we endure the seemingly never-ending inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, one thing has become crystal clear. Disregard all the hype about plo...read more
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by David Bowie
Seat belt laws only violate the individual rights of people that lack the intelligence to make rational decisions for their own safety. For those that have the capacity to make ...read more
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by Paul D
It is impossible to make a case that mandatory seat belt laws violate individual rightsbecause they don't. Driving is a privilege granted by the government. Just like restrict...read more
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by Phil Hill
If you count being thrown through the windscreen of a car as an individual right, then you're not going to agree with me. Society has an obligation to protect its citizens. Enfo...read more
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by Stevie-B
As the question on seat belt laws violating individual rights it does do that. But this is a complex society and one where nothing can just stand by itself without being affect...read more
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When our founding fathers first considered the rights of us as individuals, seat belts had not even been invented yet. With that in mind, how could the requirement to wear one ...read more
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The health care and legal systems are about as good to Americans as a broken seatbelt. Local police departments ought not have any sovereignty when it comes to how, when, why...read more
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by Duane Kuehn
I once believed in Santa Claus and I once believed that mandatory seat belt use violated my individual civil rights. Santa Claus, I still want to believe in him. T...read more
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Why is everything always about "individual rights"? It's called common sense. Seat belts have saved millions of lives since their invention. Everyone knows that they're safer so...read more
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by Hope Darby
Is stopping at a red light an infringement upon individual rights? What if one really, really wants to zoom right through the intersection, regardless of the crimson beacon tell...read more
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by Cheri Hughey
No seat belt laws do not violate individual rights. A government which is of the people, by the people and for the people, such as that in the United States, has an obligation ...read more
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What kind of twisted thinking is that. OK, if a person thinks this is so isn't playing with a full deck. I can't even phantom the thought of not wearing a seat belt. Imagine ...read more
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The debate of the legality and constitutionality of mandatory seatbelt laws (hereinafter laws)is one that is dependent upon a plethora of factors. One needs to research...read more
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by Ed Wise
Seatbelts. A safety device. All cars in Europe have them. It is mandatory in a lot of European countries to wear a seatbelt. In the UK, we do not question this. How can a mand...read more
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Do we have an absolute right to not wear a seat belt? I turned to our Constitution for an answer and I can't find any mention that we have a right to either wear or not wear a ...read more
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I do not believe that mandatory seat belt laws violate individual rights because it is a right in and of itself to 'personal security'. If people have the right to defend themse...read more
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