Gov. Jon Corzine of New Jersey, one of the more nanny-state leaning governors in the country, has been severely injured in a car accident. While we never want harm to come to anyone, and wish the governor a speedy and complete recovery, we would be remiss in not pointing out that he was not following the law that he forces his constituents to follow.
Yes, the governor was not wearing a seat-belt while a front seat passenger in a car, a violation of New Jersey law and a ticket that is probably given to peasants hundreds of times a day there.
From the article:
"State law requires all front-seat occupants to wear seat belts. But Shea said that governor was 'not always amenable to suggestion,'"
Translation: "I'm the governor, so the laws that the peasantry are forced to abide by don't apply to me, I'm too busy/important/insert your adjective here."
Ironically, the trooper that was driving the car apparently escaped injury, because he was wearing his. Corzine would probably have not been injured nearly as badly had he been doing the same.
Why didn't troopers insist Corzine wear his, and ticket him when he didn't?
Incidentally, where was the good governor headed at the time of the accident?
"A state trooper was driving Corzine to a meeting between Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team Thursday night ".
I should have known that all of the usual political vultures would be circling around this case, in order to turn it into a PR bonanza for themselves. I think that the team and Imus could conduct their business nicely without Corzine meddling in it. What business is it of his?
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