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"Getting their first driver's license is a seminal moment in the lives of most teenagers. But the federal government -- not the states -- could soon be telling kids when they can get behind the wheel."
Glad to see our representatives (I use that term loosely) hard at work to take care of the unprecedented challenges facing our country right now. 'Cuz we all know that the driving age in South Dakota is the biggest problem our country is looking at.
As usual, they're bribing the states by threatening to pull their highway funding:
"Under the proposed rules, each state will have a three-year window to bring their driving policies in line with the federal standards or face losing up to 10 percent of their federal highway funding."
Typical.
Once again, the federal government is trying to force a one-size-fits-all law on a nation that's as geographically and culturally diverse as anyplace in the world. When are they going to learn that with most things, doing that is a Bad Thing™? I mean, it's worked amazingly well with education , so I can see why they would want to apply that to everything, but at some point we need to ask our officials, "WTF are you doing?!?"
That "federal highway funding" threat was getting old back in the 1970s.
"Now, States, while this Federal law is voluntary for you individual States, failure to follow it will result in a deduction of your federal highway funding".
"Getting their first driver's license is a seminal moment in the lives of most teenagers. But the federal government -- not the states -- could soon be telling kids when they can get behind the wheel."
Glad to see our representatives (I use that term loosely) hard at work to take care of the unprecedented challenges facing our country right now. 'Cuz we all know that the driving age in South Dakota is the biggest problem our country is looking at.
As usual, they're bribing the states by threatening to pull their highway funding:
"Under the proposed rules, each state will have a three-year window to bring their driving policies in line with the federal standards or face losing up to 10 percent of their federal highway funding."
Typical.
Once again, the federal government is trying to force a one-size-fits-all law on a nation that's as geographically and culturally diverse as anyplace in the world. When are they going to learn that with most things, doing that is a Bad Thing™? I mean, it's worked amazingly well with education , so I can see why they would want to apply that to everything, but at some point we need to ask our officials, "WTF are you doing?!?"
"Getting their first driver's license is a seminal moment in the lives of most teenagers. But the federal government -- not the states -- could soon be telling kids when they can get behind the wheel."
Glad to see our representatives (I use that term loosely) hard at work to take care of the unprecedented challenges facing our country right now. 'Cuz we all know that the driving age in South Dakota is the biggest problem our country is looking at.
As usual, they're bribing the states by threatening to pull their highway funding:
"Under the proposed rules, each state will have a three-year window to bring their driving policies in line with the federal standards or face losing up to 10 percent of their federal highway funding."
Typical.
Once again, the federal government is trying to force a one-size-fits-all law on a nation that's as geographically and culturally diverse as anyplace in the world. When are they going to learn that with most things, doing that is a Bad Thing™? I mean, it's worked amazingly well with education , so I can see why they would want to apply that to everything, but at some point we need to ask our officials, "WTF are you doing?!?"
Assuming this is even true of which it could be... this is federal government at its worst. Read the tenth amendment.
If its not in the Constitution as a power to regulate driving habits its left to the states and or the people.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Driving is local issue not a federal issue!!
Unbelievable.
Swagger which lobbyist introduced this legislation? Any chance it's the insurance industry lobbyists absorbing too many losses from irresponsible young drivers? If it is the case, do they have a legitimate petition to the government or not?
The transparency Obama promised would be very nice indeed. Faux journalists have another agenda to sell.
As usual, they're bribing the states by threatening to pull their highway funding:
"Under the proposed rules, each state will have a three-year window to bring their driving policies in line with the federal standards or face losing up to 10 percent of their federal highway funding."
Typical.
Once again, the federal government is trying to force a one-size-fits-all law on a nation that's as geographically and culturally diverse as anyplace in the world.
This madness must stop.
It's actually a lot worse than you say. It has destroyed the balance between the States and the Federal Govt.
Revenue sharing is the single worst provision that we have ever allowed to become law. It gives the Feds total power and this was never intended by our nations founders.
The federal government is now all powerful and can do anything they want since they have all of our money. The states are powerless.
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Edited the OP and put it in.
