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Karl F. Auerbach br> Eden, Utah /p> p> Freedom of speech, freedom of association, and (most important) freedom FROM governmental nanny-state intervention is a mainstay of life in Big Sky country. I've lived all over the United States, but I've never lost the Montana "leave me alone" pseudo-libertarian consciousness, and I hope I never will. When I tell folks from New Jersey that I grew up in a place that had open range laws, no sales tax, little (if any) gun control (and, therefore, little if any violent crime...gee, I wonder if there is a connection there?) and for a short, glorious period, a speed limit that required drivers to take responsibility for their own safety, I get nothing but incredulous stares. It is quite difficult for a lot of people to understand the dual concepts of individual freedom and personal responsibility, but for Montanans it is simply taken for granted. br> -- Daniel McNamee br> Somerville, New Jersey /p> p> I have no objection to (motorized or otherwise) bike riders going about without wearing helmets -- if, and only if, laws are passed to make such action an automatic (And not revocable by rider or family) offer of body parts for transplants and other medical uses when such persons are declared brain dead after an accident. (As opposed to their being brain dead for not wearing a helmet). br> -- James Pawlak /p> p> Motorcycle riders could wear helmets or not wear helmets -- they could get killed by not wearing one -- but they have got to realize that somebody has to clean up after them. br> -- Robert Nowall

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