The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wait, someone who was the CEO of the RIAA is an arrogant idiot? Color me unsurprised.

[Moonliner]

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is proposing to ban all cell phone use while driving.

SAN ANTONIO, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Thursday for a federal law to ban talking on a cell phone or texting while driving any type of vehicle on any road in the country.

Tough federal legislation is the only way to deal with what he called a "national epidemic," he said at a distracted-driving summit in San Antonio, Texas, that drew doctors, advocates and government officials.

I think I agree with Gary Biller, president of the National Motorists Association who said:

Originally Posted by Gary Biller

laws banning specific actions like talking on a phone or texting are not necessary because those actions are already covered by existing distracted-driving laws. It would be more productive, he said, to invest resources in campaigns that discourage inattentive driving in general.