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Originally Posted by IamIan
AFAIK , the states 'could' do the same kind of thing for all the 'safety' stuff also. Car that doesn't meet federal safety __ .. pay a $1 fine when you buy it.
I haven't seen any of the 50 states themselves (or the majority of people in any of the states) show an interest in doing that. Weather you think it's good or bad, I don't see the people themselves pushing for it.
The trend I see .. it is the majority of individuals that are supplying the pressure / push for perpetual safety improvement... Supply and Demand .. Companies and Government are only supplying what the majority keep pushing for.
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All of this "majority" forcing their opinions on the minority is not how America is supposed to work. Same goes for minority forcing their beliefs on the majority for that matter. Why can't you just do what you want w/o making it mandatory for everybody to do what you want? The other problem is lawsuits and the great glee juries seem to get in sticking it to the big corporations any chance they get.
Normally this would be easy to get around. Ordering whatever weird thing you want from from far off land that makes it in the global manufacturing universe can get you what you want. With cars though the federal government won't allow them on the road. There is nothing a state can do to get around this.
On a side note I would just love to see a little experiment in our 50 states. That's what the 50 states should be after all 50 unique governments so out of all of them there should be a place that fits what you believe. Instead it seems some know that if they allowed real freedom on place the migration would show what the majority really wants, and what really works for true progress. So I would love to see just one single state allowed to do it's own thing. Texas is the obvious choice for a fair shake but heck I'd take anything, West Virginia whatever. Run it real libertarian free from the feds for 50 years and then compare.