Senator Rand Paul has announced his support for Republican proposals to make all traffic laws voluntary. "I've heard of many tragic cases where dangers lurked to the right side of the road and it is only by driving on the left side of the road that drivers remained safe." He admits that for him and his family he strongly believes that observing stop signs and keeping to the right side of the road are excellent choices to make while driving, but he believes that they should be choices. "I think that public awareness is the way to go on these matters. I propose that the there should be advertising campaigns that encourage drivers to drive on the right side of the road."
"It's not that Republicans reject traffic laws because of their conservative views or exposure to certain media," Senator Paul explained on sunday's Face the Nation, "It is their lack of confidence in the government to decide these traffic laws. Let's face it, individuals can be trusted the the government can't."
Senator Paul's support for the removal of traffic laws has already received some backlash from Democratic operatives who argue that such laws save lives and make the traffic run smoothly. To that, Senator Paul repeated: "You are either for freedom or you are not."