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2026-01-23 Home Front: Politix

Pubs and dems voted to require cars to have a remote control kill switch for the gov.

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Posted by 3dc 2026-01-23 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1760 views ] Top
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1 Whenever government overreach is available, the mask always slips.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-01-23 00:30|| 2026-01-23 00:30|| Front Page Top

2 This was inevitable. Next, with self-driving cars you get your destinations approved or denied by the government.

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2026-01-23 01:07|| 2026-01-23 01:07|| Front Page Top

3 Will it pass in the Senate? If yes, will it pass in the Senate with enough to override a presidential veto?

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-23 01:49|| 2026-01-23 01:49|| Front Page Top

4 Seems about as backwards as you could get...the kill switch in our cars should be for us to shut down the idiots that somehow got elected!

Posted by Oregon Dave 2026-01-23 01:53|| 2026-01-23 01:53|| Front Page Top

5 I'm all for the kill switch on politicians!

Posted by chris 2026-01-23 03:48|| 2026-01-23 03:48|| Front Page Top

6 /\ I am FOR comments 4 and 5! Massie shows his ass - again.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-01-23 04:45|| 2026-01-23 04:45|| Front Page Top

7 I have watch enough LivePD to see the use for law enforcement. It is not the worst idea put forward. I am very doubtful that this can be done in a way that is not hackable. I am a no because I understand that through penumbras the HOA lady will eventually be disabling my vehicle until I trim my hedges. Also California will mandate that owners of older vehicles install the switches at their cost. Other states will follow suit until I have to plot jacked up courses across the US to avoid blue states.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-01-23 06:32|| 2026-01-23 06:32|| Front Page Top

8 Another reason not to buy a new car, Mr. Trump?

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-23 06:42|| 2026-01-23 06:42|| Front Page Top

9 That Kill Switch desire goes all the way back to Al Gore in the mid-1990s. He wanted to use it if your tire pressure was lower than the EPA Greenies approved of.

Posted by 3dc 2026-01-23 10:23|| 2026-01-23 10:23|| Front Page Top

10 Is it to stop Muzzies from running down people in parades? If so there's a simpler solution that doesn't infringe on everyone else.

Posted by Regular joe 2026-01-23 11:34|| 2026-01-23 11:34|| Front Page Top

11 Someone underestimates American red neck ingenuity

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-23 13:41|| 2026-01-23 13:41|| Front Page Top

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