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Originally Posted by Gavia immer
"Enjoying and defending life and liberty" sounds like perfect constitutional grounds FOR limiting speeders.
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Safely speeding along at 80 miles per hour in a bass boat is enjoying for some, and having the liberty to do so is what is being fought for. On the other hand, some people are fearful that fast boats will run into them, and may invoke the constitution to limit others liberty so that they can enjoy a life free of this specific fear. Much of the discussion has been around the fear of being hit versus the reality of being hit by a boat going over 45 (or 25 at night). The reality is that you have a greater chance of being injured by the wake of a large boat going slowly than by any boat going fast. Who has more rights? Those who are safely going very fast or those who suffer from real, but perhaps unfounded, fear?