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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFormer GOP House candidate from Montana fights seat belt ticket as unconstitutional
Source: Missoulian
A one-time candidate for the Republican nomination to Montanas lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives went on trial here last week in front of a packed courtroom in the Sanders County Courthouse.
Dont be surprised if you hadnt heard anything about it. The bench trial was over a $20 seatbelt ticket.
But to Mark French, who mounted an uphill battle against then-incumbent Denny Rehberg for the GOP nomination in 2010, it was about much more than a $20 ticket.
He says its about government overreach, and he says that leads to such things as Obamacare, gun control and government deciding how large a soda pop you can purchase.
Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/former-u-s-house-candidate-mark-french-fights-seatbelt-ticket/article_c549514c-4993-11e3-a115-001a4bcf887a.html
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)(and no photos. They exist, trust me, but not on the web)
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)believe the rules of a civil society apply to them.
malletgirl02
(1,523 posts)How dare the government want to prevent him from flying through his windshield in case of an accident!