In a widely UNDER REPORTED story Colorado lawmakers latest attempts to make seat belt laws a primary offense didn’t make it through the state house.

Personally, I’m against this law and any laws of this nature. Wearing seat belts is a fine idea, and most of us do it most of the time. This law is just a thinly veiled attempt to move us closer to a Papers Please society where law enforcement can harrass anyone for anything. The US government spends millions if not billions every year on seat belt enforcement with programs like Click it or Ticket, money which would be much better spent attempting to alleviate traffic problems and finding alternative, safer ways of transportation. Instead of doing something constructive the government seems much more intent on intimidation and bullying it’s citizens.

Fortunately this is one step towards totalitarianism that we didn’t take (yet)