The Gun Lobby is a Role Model?
After successfully being passed through the Senate, and the
House of Representatives, Congress has now forwarded the Gun
Liability Bill to President Bush for his signature. There is no
doubt that President Bush will endorse this bill, which gives
limited protection to firearms dealers and manufacturers from
liability lawsuits.
This will not protect gun dealers, who are negligent in
background checks, or who knowingly pass guns to criminals.
Whatever your opinion of the second amendment, this seems to be
common sense at a time when the U.S. legal system is backlogged
with ludicrous liability suits.If you are sick and tired of
foolish lawsuits, the gun lobby, Pentagon, and the National
Rifle Association, have finally demonstrated how to stop them in
their tracks. You need friends in high places, a highly skilled
lobby, and a letter from the Pentagon will be a big help too!
Lately, the U.S. fast food industry has been under legal
scrutiny for contributing to obesity. Don't people have any
willpower? Everyone knows fast food should be a rare treat, and
some of us should stay away all together. It's a freedom of
choice. You have the right to drive by the drive-thru and make a
meal at home.
Movies such as, "Super Size Me," serve to educate the public and
actually made McDonald's take a second look at their menu. This
is a good thing, but foolish liability lawsuits serve to cripple
our court system and strain small businesses' pocketbooks.
Pay attention McDonald's: You need to land a lot of defense
contracts to have "Big Brother" in your corner. However,
McDonald's might be able to improve the taste of rations.
It's too late for the cigarette industry to recover from their
losses. However, was it morally right for them to be exposed to
an onslaught of liability suits? I am not in support of smoking,
tobacco consumption, or the cigarette industry's sales tactics;
but again, this is a matter of choice, and no one forces you to
smoke cigarettes. The price of cigarettes alone should be enough
to scare you off.
Something is wrong with a legal system that allows the public to
pass responsibility onto others. People have to claim
responsibility for their own mistakes and quit "passing the
buck."
This might hurt the legal industry a little, but the present
system is breaking the back of U.S. citizens, small businesses,
and some of the larger industries, as well.