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blumpkinmania t1_jefflew wrote

Reply to comment by 2SLGBTQIA in traffic cameras on major highways by Maleficent-Ad6523

Yup. Lamont, who I like, said as much. He wants them everywhere. He actually said - we’ll be able to keep an eye on you. It’s just horrible for civil liberties and govt surveillance.

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throwawaysscc t1_jefv73a wrote

The 46,000 annually produced dead will be tracked by death certificates. No privacy. Fyi.

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blumpkinmania t1_jefvzh4 wrote

I don’t understand your point.

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throwawaysscc t1_jefz41p wrote

Death ends your civil liberties. Causing another’s death while driving, well, just be careful and avoid that. There are 5 killed every hour of the day in the USA. No other transit system kills so many, so what’s the issue with a bit of government intervention?

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blumpkinmania t1_jeg0dfy wrote

Oh. I got you now. Here’s the thing. Driving is actually a pretty safe endeavor. And it’s extremely safe if you wear a seat belt, don’t speed, don’t drive drunk and don’t drive with your phone in your hand. It’s safer than walking! Check this out

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BluenotesBb t1_jegop6b wrote

Not for certain jobs...

Heavy highway construction is extremely dangerous because of the motorists, this law is aimed at their safety not the drivers safety.

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eloquentgiraffe t1_jegqiph wrote

and if you don’t speed you also won’t get a speeding ticket so this won’t affect you

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blumpkinmania t1_jegu5ib wrote

Who knows if I’m speeding or not. It’s impossible to argue with a computer.

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WellSeasonedUsername t1_jefr2om wrote

You voted for this.

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blumpkinmania t1_jefvgig wrote

I wrote to his office and my state senate and house reps and told while I’ll never vote for the fascist party I may very well become a single issue voter in Dem primaries for defenders of civil liberties if this garbage continues.

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WellSeasonedUsername t1_jefw1ie wrote

So you don’t like fascim but you’re not cool with them putting cameras up, but you vote for them anyways?

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mkt853 t1_jefy8js wrote

You may be shocked to hear this, but no one agrees 100% with everything a political leader does. With 332 million people in this country and a choice of two candidates to represent them, you can work out the probability that one of the two candidates will check off every box of all 332 million people. So what do you do? You vote for the guy that best represents you and your values. In our case, the choice is between Lamont or whoever the Jewish Space Laser party nominates.

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WellSeasonedUsername t1_jefyjko wrote

Then enjoy the cameras on the highway. Can’t blame the Jewish space lasers for that one

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mkt853 t1_jefzij3 wrote

I won't enjoy the cameras on the highway and will email and call my representative letting them know. If Lamont does this one thing I hate, but 10 other things with which I am in favor, who do you think should get my vote? You act like our politics are like a buffet where you can choose some of this, a little of that, and end up with the perfect dinner plate, but the real world doesn't work like the Bacchanal buffet.

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