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Party of Three

Conservative company. 1984 in 2008. The crushing burden of carbon caps. Plus more.

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Like the frog in the stew pot being cooked slowly by degree, too often the American public allows its legislators and police forces strip away our liberties and freedom without much notice or protest. While the temperature rises, we sit and enjoy the warmth mistaking it for comfort and safety.

Recently a friend of mine was pulled over and given a ticket by a police officer for not being buckled in her car. (She was buckled, as she pointed out to the officer, but since she was of a large frame, she was unable to buckle the device as prescribed; the officer was unmoved by the explanation.) When the click it/ticket laws were first passed, our legislators promised these laws would only be enforced as an ancillary incidents; the lack of a seat belt would never be sufficient reason for being stopped by state agents. Few protested the erosion of our Fourth Amendment rights then. Now the police have their right to stop and search our cars for the appearance of the possibility that a seat beat is not being properly worn.

p>The Hamptons are known for their warm waters and comfortable surroundings. Let her citizens not confuse being cooked alive for a feeling of well being. br> -- Ira M. Kessel br> Rochester, New York /p> p> The heck with apologies! To a cop, the time spent writing an apology is just time off the street, closer to the coffee machine. What is needed is a means to make the bureaucrats responsible for their errors (Dan) and lapses of judgment (Vered), like the rest of us. I understand that may be a Sisyphean task, but the old fashioned "vote the bums out" approach no longer works as the bums (Democrat or Republican) have become interchangeable. br> -- Reid Bogie br> Waterbury, Connecticut /p> p> Apparently this type of device is not only used in East Hampton. Last year Newsday
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