CO House Bill 1147: Police to “Ticket” Kids for Not Wearing Bike Helmets
Posted on March 1st, 2010 in Colorado Politics, liberty, PPC | Written by Ben | 2 Comments »
Now that the Democrats in charge of the State Capitol have solved the budget crisis by raising taxes and raiding cash funds, the Colorado News Agency reports the Dems have set out to solve a major problem that confounds us slow-witted peon parents:
House Bill 1147 would authorize law enforcement to issue an “informational” traffic citation–a card containing safety information about wearing a helmet, not an actual ticket–to any child over 2 years old who is on a public roadway or public place and who is not wearing a helmet. The purpose of the bill is to promote helmet usage and to foster a better relationship between young people and the local police, said Kefalas.
My friend and colleague Amy Oliver isn’t sure how “I would ‘manage’ raising my kids without” HB 1147 sponsor Rep. John Kefalas.
Does anyone outside the Golden Dome really believe this bill is the best way to achieve its intended effect? Does anyone outside the Golden Dome really believe Colorado kids need more nannies?
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Wow! I saw all of three of your lead posts this morning on Donald Johnson’s thebusinessword.com blog (on the scroll for the alliance) and wanted to read them. I had no idea who they were from. The dems are out of control in regulating every breath we take. They are not triangulating in the least and appear to be counting on government employee union support in November. Meanwhile, we read that the Blue states are the worst financially rated in the country because of union dominance.
Then, I read the article in the DP about the wasteful perks on pizza and Starbucks by the teachers union members. Boy, were they ever out in force in the comments section decrying the terrible Post for it’s expose. I hope our side does realize its not 2008 anymore and gets strong fiscal conservatives to shutdown these unions.
It is simply a politically and economically unsustainable conflict of interest to allow government workers collective bargaining, and combine that with their right to elect their own bosses.
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