Well.... If the law passes we could try driving 55

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The Bible is clear: God does not approve of or condone homosexual practices. He also disapproves of people who “consent with those practicing them.” (Romans 1:32) And “marriage” cannot give homosexuality a cloak of respectability. God’s direction that “marriage be honorable among all” precludes homosexual unions, which he considers detestable. That's who decides!!!

true

but who drives the speed limit.
ESPECIALLY in an X5.

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We need the stats. Does it really change any- thing to take it to 55mph? If so, what are the changes?

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But if it changes and the tickets are expensive there will be some slowing down for sure

1974 — 55 mph National Speed LimitAs an emergency response to the 1973 oil crisis, the U.S. Congress and President Richard Nixon imposed a nationwide 55 mph (90 km/h) speed limit in 1974 by requiring the limit as a condition of each state receiving highway funds, a use of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution[3].
It was also believed that, based on a drop in fatalities the first year the limit was imposed, the 55 mph limit increased highway safety. Other studies were more mixed on this point, and a Cato Institute report showed that the safety record actually worsened in the first few months of the 55 mph speed limit, suggesting that the fatality drop was a short-lived anomaly that regressed to the mean by 1978.[4] After the oil crisis abated, the 55 mph speed limit was retained mainly due to the possible safety aspect.
In 1986 The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, published a study claiming that the total fuel savings during the national speed limit was no more than 1% overall.[5]

There is NO WAY I'm traveling west of the Mississippi & east of the Sierras at 55mph - 454 miles of Nebraska, 8.0 hrs vs 5.5 - THAT would be cruel & inhumane

Besides, I-495 around La-La-Land is already posted 55mph - to do so puts you so slow to the actual flow of traffic, you ARE in danger

I still say you cannot protect people from their own stupidity - just last week, a pregnant mother drove thru a stop sign and got hit by a TRAIN on a bright sunny day with clear sight of the tracks - her 4yr died, she died the next day, the baby was saved by c-section - 4 days the news media lamented her tragedy, NOT ONCE did they mention how stupid this was to happen - this was a freight train doing 25mph that blares its horn before every crossing - she just ignored the stop sign - NO LAW will cure this, despite what Congress thinks

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Life is not fair!
You can't protect people from their own stupidity!