Re: [Fwd: Privacy and mandatory auto insurance]

[METRA1001@aol.com]

This (below) was recently posted on med-privacy; I submit that this is
possibly THE most naive posting I have seen in years. Anyone who thinks that
ONE small person CAN go around changing legislatures, manipulating the state
governmental laws, or national legislation is not only naive, but delusional.
If you don't like the nations laws GET THEM CHANGED I think is the quote.
Baloney. That ain't the way it works. 

Despite the Mr. Smith goes to Washington's grassroots, idealistic message, NO
ONE person can persuade state and federal legislatures to change their minds
on ANYTHING, or do what (a) the legislators aren't interested in, or (b) what
the lobbyists spending hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars are
fighting against, is out of touch. The reality is, one person can raise a
subject for debate, marginally, if he or she uses a computer 24 hours a day
for several weeks, and sends hundreds of congressmen (and women) Senators, and
state legislators letters; but as to one person taking on the system, and by
sheer force of will,  "CHANGING LAWS", OR "get them changed": one might as
well hope to fly to the moon, without NASA by batting their arms. 

Legislators are a lofty bunch, given to their own opinions, bought and or
influenced by generous campaign donations, and insider deals. Anyone who
thinks otherwise needs a reality check. I suggest the one who made this post,
take a 5$ bill, and run for President, and see if they can win. That's about
as likely as his or her changing laws all over their state and their nation,
on their own. Balderdash! 

Think you can run the world, eh? Try getting an appointment with Janet Reno
and try to tell her how to run the Justice system. Lots of luck. 

<< Is there any obligation for insurarance companies to guarantee
 > to consumers that they will not resell information they gather?
 
 That depends on your state laws. If you don't like them - get them changed.
It is a citizen's responsibility to resolve injustice. In my view, unless we
are willing to act, we don't have a
 true right to complain. 
 
 -- 
 Private Citizen, Inc.
 http://private-citizen.com
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