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Ok - relax, Autosanity.com isn’t turning into a political blog. Not even close - this site is for cars and things car-related.

But, I’m concerned at the direction our automotive freedoms would take if the Messiah (Barry Obama) & friends are elected to lead America.  If this happens, look to Europe for examples, guidance and a shoulder to cry on.

Thanks to the wisdom and insight of the Founding Fathers that gave us the U.S. Constitution , the Bill of Rights, and all of the other amendments that followed over the years, we Americans have had freedoms that no other people on earth have ever enjoyed. And, thanks to great leadership by example, and gallons of American blood over the years, more people around the world are not enslaved by their governments than ever before.

Now, let me get back to my concerns. The basic premise of the  leftists (re:Marxists)  running for office now (Barry Obama & friends) is to steal your freedoms of choice, and replace them with the heavy hand of government intrusion at every level of life. All for the benefit of your “security” and “safety.”

You ask, “What does any of this have to do with my car?” Plenty, as it turns out. You may not realize this, but you’ve been giving up your automotive freedoms - in return for “safety”, little by little, over the past 40 or so years. For example;

• Environmental Protection Agency. Sets arbitrary fuel efficiency and emissions standards for passenger cars since 1970 among other duties.

• Department of Transportation. Gave us the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This agency has taken as a primary task to set safety standards for automobiles sold in the U.S. since 1970.

In return for some measure of safety, these two big governmental agencies (among many others), staffed by unelected bureaucrats, have been successful in stealing your right to choose. And, some unintended consequences of this heavy-handed big-government intrusion into citizen’s rights have been very costly over the years.

Thanks in no small part to American ingenuity, the damages have been limited to the shrinkage of the U.S. auto industry to the lowest level ever - under 60% of the total car market in the U.S., and the most expensive car prices in history. The list of negatives fills much more room that this small article can cover.

I believe that we should be able to choose cars that are unsafe, or cars that are not fuel efficient. Or choose to buy super-safe or super-efficient cars. I have faith in market-based solutions - not unelected bureaucrats controlling which cars I can buy - and which ones I can’t. History shows, time after time, that people make much better choices than government.

Which brings me back to this election. The radical Democrats have as their goal to steal away as much of your freedom in the name of safety and stability - in all areas of your life.

Do not give away any more of your precious freedoms in return for security, for as Benjamin Franklin said, “People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.”

Vote for freedom this election - McCain-Palin, and all conservative Republicans in your locality.