I couldn’t believe this when I read it in the paper today:
Idaho House’s Wood: ‘Loose cannonball’ bill dead
BOISE, Idaho - A bill to keep kids from becoming “loose cannonballs” in cars by requiring they stay in their safety restraints is going nowhere.
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Joyce Broadsword, a Republican from Sagle, passed the Senate 19-15 Monday.
But like a similar bill two years ago, it’s not likely to get a hearing in the Idaho House.
Rep. JoAn Wood, House Transportation Committee chairwoman, says it’s too intrusive on families. Besides, Wood has got other priorities, like a new transportation funding bill from Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, due to be debated Tuesday.
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Idaho could qualify for federal money to buy about 7,000 child safety seats for low-income families, if the loopholes were closed.
Republican Rep. JoAn Wood should be known as the woman who thinks there is nothing wrong with babies becoming projectiles in the event of a car crash. Beyond all the “freedom” crap about letting people decide whether or not their children should be protected while in moving vehicles, the car seat legislation would have provided car seats to 7,00 needy Idaho families.
Truly one of the most shameful actions of the legislature thus far — of course, the session isn’t over yet, so I wouldn’t put it past these people for someone to try and top her.
Not a lot of this politics crap actually makes me angry, but Jesus, to not even give the bill a hearing?! I mean, who does she think she is to not even allow the merits of this bill to be debated in the open House? Especially after the full Idaho Senate which is dominated by members of her own party passed the legislation earlier this week.
This legislation should be passed if not just to get car seats to the folks who cannot afford them. The party of “family values” my ass. All the meanwhile, Idaho’s media is fixated on a whether or not we’re going to pay a few cents more for gas — here’s a memo; we’re not. It’d take cajones the size of watermelons for a legislator to pass any legislation this year that raises taxes by a cent.
It’s not denying freedom to stop people from being criminally negligent in the death of their children.
More on Republican Representative Wood here.
Rational people, regardless of their political preferences, should be outraged at the lack of common sense and concern for humans exhibited by Rep. Wood. The hypocrisy and inconsistency of public polices in this state are mind numbing.
I'm pretty perplexed as to what could possibly be wrong with this legislation.
Well, Helen Chenoweth rode without a seatbelt and…wait, bad example, really bad example.
I'm tempted to say something about Darwinism… but I'll refrain.
Man the hypocrisy is amazing. I mean where is the outrage from all the folks like the IVA over this legislation getting shot down? I guess this was wrong brand of "pro-life" legislation, so they just won't concern themselves with it.
Hahaha, seriously! Apparently the pro-life agenda stops after the baby comes out of the womb… so sad.
Look, if "Canned Salmon" Helen had been allowed to carry an assault rifle in her purse she could have shot her way out of the car accident, with the subsequent effect that Jesus would have handed every real American a 10% Off coupon from Wal-Mart, thus ending once and for all the threat from Michael Moore and Al-Qaeda. Besides, child car seats are Lucifer's tiny La-Z-Boys.
lol.
"Lucifer's tiny La-Z-Boys"–LMAO, god you crack me up.