| Peter Lacey 2005-01-10, 3:55 pm |
| Howard Brazee wrote:
>
> On 5-Jan-2005, Peter Lacey <lacey@mb.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Your statement of "some places" is a plural. Could you name two such places
> and tell us whether they are still on the books?
>
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In England in 1865, the "Locomotive on Highways Act" was passed
(popularly referred to as the Red Flag Act). It also limited road
vehicles to 4mph. Wasn't rescinded until 1896. There was also
something similar in Vienna.
There weren't laws quite as draconian passed in the U.S., but see the
following for examples of restrictions:
//www.sandiago.edu/lrc/vehicle.html#local_traffic
//equisearch.com/humor/itsthelaw07291a/
or just do a search for "horseless carriage laws".
Some of the laws mentioned on these two sites are stated to be on the
books still.
>
> If they are still on the books, they should be enforced. But if they are still
> on the books, they should be repealed. If we want our drivers to be bound by
> law, we should do one or the other.
>
> The 2nd amendment is on the books. It should be enforced or repealed. If we
> want our politicians to be bound by The Constitution, we should do one or the
> other.
My point was that no law is cast in stone; and that if circumstances
change the laws ought to be changed to reflect them (although of course
I know that realistically there isn't enough time to do this even if
everyone on earth was employed at it). As far as the 2nd amendment is
concerned - a very good case could be made that there is no longer a
need for a militia AS IT WAS THOUGHT OF then.
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