Re: Importing non-us models, reply from congress woman

[George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>]

And in Red China, you can say and do anything you like as long as it 
doesn't break any laws. Unfortunately, almost anything one says or does 
in Red China breaks laws. That's repressive. So, the US automobile 
safety standards are different how? Remember, this is like a helmet law 
(sort of) in that noncompliance hurts no-one but the car's owner. In 
fact, its not nearly so serious as not wearing a helmet while riding a 
motorcycle because European cars have safety standards every bit a 
stringent as ours. They're just a little different, that's all. But 
bureaucrats being what they are, these differences make all the 
difference, and they don't see that the laws are mostly arbitrary. 
Since Modern Alfas will pass CA emissions and since they all come with 
front and side air-bags and side impact protection as well as energy 
absorbing bumpers front and rear, I don't see the problem. If I were 
rich, I believe that I would go to Italy, buy myself a new Alfa spider 
and bring it back and then drive it on the road without the 
Government's blessing and DARE them to prosecute me for it. I'd raise 
such a stink that people would seriously have to think about changing 
some laws. But I'm not rich, so I just have meekly accept living behind 
the Automotive Iron Curtain.

George Graves
'86 GTV-6


On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 04:49  PM, White Anthony wrote:


> Only it doesn't.  You're quite free to own any car you want, so long 
> as you meet the appropriate safety and emissions regulations.  The 
> only thing that is limiting you is your desire and (presumably 
> financial) ability to undertake to meet those regulations.
>
> sorry.
> Anthony
> (public policy/public law guy, whose desire to drive modified, 
> stonkingly quick, fire-breathing '60s twincams is probably entirely at 
> odds with his knowledge that we're going to run out of oil in fifty 
> odd years time, and then what will we do?  Fortunately, running out of 
> oil will probably mean that we won't be able to poison the atmosphere 
> to the extent that we asphyxiate ourselves ... )
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Graves [mailto:gmgraves@domain.elided]
> Sent: Friday, 11 October 2002 12:30
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: re: Importing non-us models, reply from congress woman
>
>
> One wonders what this ultra-liberal Democrat Congresswoman would say if
> someone pointed out that this law is VERY repressive. I.E. It limits my
> freedom to own the car I want therefore it opresses me.
>
> George Graves
>
> On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 02:27  PM, alfa-digest wrote:
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:04:15 -0700
> > From: "Zacharey Cox (Siemens Business Services Inc)"
> > <v-ntxzco@domain.elided>
> > Subject: re: Importing non-us models, reply from congress woman
> >
> > Nice canned text response.
> >
> >
> >
> > Zach
> >
> > Redmond, WA
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