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They wrote:
FR>From: Harvey Wysong <hwysong@atl.mindspring.com>
FR>Subject: YOUR CAR: GREEN SOCIALISM AT WORK
FR>Folks,
FR>        In the September 1996 issue of HOT ROD magazine there is an
FR>interesting editorial on page 22. "OBD II" is the current technology by
FR>which Government requires manufacturers to put on-board computers in
FR>automobiles -- computers which monitor your vehicle's compliance with the
FR>national government's emissions laws. If you engage in unlawful activities
FR>-- such as changing to an unauthorized tire size -- the computer will
FR>a trouble code and tattle on you.
FR>        As if that's not bad enough, now we have "OBD III" in the planning
FR>stages. Here's a snip from HOT ROD: "OBD III is only a proposal at this
FR>point, but with self-appointed environmental caretakers still residing in
FR>Washington, it may very well become law. OBD III is OBD II with
FR>that tell roadside (or worse) sensors that a car either has malfunctioning
FR>parts or has been modified."
FR>        The editorial goes on to discuss the potential for satellite
FR>monitors which can shut off your car's engine for emissions violations.
FR>also have a few comments to make about the degree of control now exercised
FR>over our lives by Government through unelected regulatory agencies.
FR>        "The sad part is that the automakers have come to a point in
FR>emissions technology that has eliminated 98 percent of a car's emissions,
FR>compared to the precontrol days. This has cost billions of dollars (why do
FR>you think a new car is so expensive?). But that last two percent, which
FR>have an imperceptible affect on the pollution problem, is going to cost
FR>more -- in money, but mostly in personal freedom."
FR>        Is HOD ROD paranoid? Maybe. But I heard that Woody Allen once
FR>remarked, "The fact that you're paranoid does not mean that someone is NOT
FR>following you."
FR>-- Harvey
FR>        ****************************************************
FR>"A man is none the less a slave because he allowed to choose a new master
FR>once in a term of years." -- Lysander Spooner
FR>        ****************************************************
FR>        Harvey Wysong, National Spokesman, Fully Informed Jury Association
FR>        701 Longleaf Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, U.S.A.
FR>        hwysong@mindspring.com        (404) 266-0930
FR>        ****************************************************
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