Self-appointed "elite's" (formerly kings, czars, etc., currently various
advocates of "saving" -- the environment, children, fuzzy animals, etc ---
and "rights") always know what's best for the other guy, and construct
rationales to justify their control of everybody else. That's what the
framers of the Constitution wanted to avoid by a limited Government. Read
the 10th Amendment. Vote according to your belief's, a nation gets the kind
of government it deserves. There are no free lunches. What the government
gives to one, it must take from another, less a healthy cut for those who
operate the government apparatus. Do you believe that any government will
ever "whither away" once it's done its "job"?
Nick Smoliga
smoliga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SvT TF12 - Investment Projects
931.454.6947
1103 Avenue B
Arnold AFB, TN 37389-1400
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Petrush [SMTP:petrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 5:23 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: OT: EPA regs was [OM] New OM-1N and battery problem
>
> The USA's all-powerful EPA has another little surprise in store for us
> called OBD III which stands for "On-board diagnostics Version # 3". This
> is the instruction set on new car electronic engine management systems
> that
> control all aspects of the car's operation. A fine example is the new
> Cadillac NorthStar models. What the consumer is told about this system is
> in the event of an accident, and the airbag discharges, the OBD sends a
> signal via satellite to GM. GM calls the cell phone of the vehicle, calls
> emergency services and records the "event" details. Nice, huh? How about
> this though - the car begins to run poorly, discharging emissions outside
> of
> limits. The car sends a signal to GM who sends the owner a letter
> identifying the problem. Go 30 days without doing anything. A second
> letter. Go 30 more days. GM sends a signal to your car and disables it.
> No go. Dead Caddy. Get a tow to the shop for the repair and reset of the
> OBD. Nice, huh? These systems record everything about the car - throttle
> position, speed, engine RPM, suspension loadings at each wheel, steering
> wheel position, braking forces and so on. Guess where the insurance
> companies are going first in the event of a crash? That's right, straight
> to GM for a download of the OBD logs. The ACLU is fighting these systems
> now. If they (we) lose, mercury batteries going away will look like a
> walk
> in the park.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> George M. Anderson <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ranted:
>
> > 2) On a VERY similar note, the all-powerful vaunted US EPA (who, of
> > course, is the agency which banned mercury), in concert with the
> > California Air resources board, the PAC-money rich oil companies and the
> > corrupt, totally bought and paid for politicians (Pete Wilson, Gray
> > Davis, Willie Brown(who also takes more tobacco money than anyone else)
> > amoung the worst offenders) have foisted a FAR WORSE environmental
> > disaster on the people of California - in the name of clean air! I
> > point this out simply as an hypocrisy primer.....
>
>
>
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