An article appeared on CNN.com entitled, “senators push nationwide ban on texting while driving.” In this article, Senator Chuck Schumer stated that those states that do not have laws that ban texting while driving may loose %25 of their federal highway funds. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/…/texting.ban/index.html) This is another example of the fact that when the citizenry fails to use its freedom responsibly, the government becomes involved.

In a democracy, it is imperative for the citizenry to govern itself. Citizens should act responsibly in the course of their daily lives. In this situation, we should have the common sense to assess our driving, and anything that might interfere with our safety and the safety of others. If a practice such as texting interferes with our driving, we should have the common sense to avoid it. In this case, we have failed to apply common sense and now the government feels the need to step in because of the fatalities associated with texting while driving. As the article has shown, some senators are pushing to require all states to have a ban on texting while driving. No one should have to legislate a ban. Rather, each responsible citizen should make their own ban on texting while driving.

We at PolitiVote believe that allowing the government to step in and solve problems that common sense should solve is destructive of democracy and self-rule. The meaning of self-government is contained within the term. The person is fully en-charge of their actions. As citizens we should be more conscious of 9our choices and how those choices can affect the safety of other people particularly in texting while driving. Failure to practice self-rule will result in ever expanding laws and will gradually erode democracy in America.

Source: www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/…/texting.ban/index.html