Former GOP House candidate from Montana fights seat belt ticket as unconstitutional

[Newsjock]

Source: Missoulian

A one-time candidate for the Republican nomination to Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives went on trial here last week in front of a packed courtroom in the Sanders County Courthouse.

Don’t be surprised if you hadn’t heard anything about it. The bench trial was over a $20 seatbelt ticket.

But to Mark French, who mounted an uphill battle against then-incumbent Denny Rehberg for the GOP nomination in 2010, it was about much more than a $20 ticket.

He says it’s about government overreach, and he says that leads to such things as Obamacare, gun control and government deciding how large a soda pop you can purchase.

Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/former-u-s-house-candidate-mark-french-fights-seatbelt-ticket/article_c549514c-4993-11e3-a115-001a4bcf887a.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Well then.

(and no photos. They exist, trust me, but not on the web)

[jaysunb]

2. THIS ! just reinforces the notion that some people don't

believe the rules of a civil society apply to them.

[malletgirl02]

3. You can fight the law but you can't fight the laws of physics

How dare the government want to prevent him from flying through his windshield in case of an accident!