Posted On: June 11, 2008, 4:25 pm CDT

Posted By: TOMMY PAINE

THIS BILL IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR POLITICIANS TRYING TO SCORE POINTS BY PASSING A BILL WHICH FURTHER RESTICTS A SEGMENT OF THE PUBLIC'S FREEDOM. WHEN ITS DONE IN THE NAME OF SAFETY, IT ALWAYS SOUNDS GOOD ON THE SURFACE, THE QUESTION IS WHERE DOES IT STOP. HOW WILL YOU FEEL WHEN A LAW IS PASSED THAT RESTRICTS THE FREEDOM OF A SEGMENT OF SOCIETY THAT YOU BELONG TO? PEOPLE NEED TO QUESTION THE REAL MOTIVATION OF THE POLITICIANS, WHICH IS THEY WANT INCREASED POWER VIA AN EVER INCREASING CONTROL OF ITS CITIZENS. THE ARGUEMENT SHOULD NEVER BE BETWEEN TEENS AND OLDER PEOPLE, THAT'S JUST WHAT THE POLITICIANS WANT, A DISTRACTION FROM THE REAL PROBLEM. THE ARGUEMENT NEEDS TO BE REFOCUSED. THE TRUE CLASH SHOULD BE THE CITIZENS AGAINST THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE GRADUALLY BUT CONTINUOUSLY RESTICTING THE FREEDOMS OF ITS CITIZENS. PS. THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE EQUALLY AS BAD WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ISSUE.