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Subject: Re: Re: Congressmen propose relaxation of 55mph speed limit in rural
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 10:05:57 EST
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> 
> I would like to see the government drop its current blackmail policy and
> allow speed limits to go back to whatever is appropriate for the road and
> the conditions, rather than having to conform to yet another arbitrary
> standard.  It seems, however, that the part of Ronnie's brain which knew
> anything about his 1980 campaign promise regarding this is long since
> defunct, so I'm not holding my breath.
> 
> 				Phil Kos
> 				The Johns Hopkins Hospital
> 				...!decvax!grendel!aplvax!osiris!phil

I really do not know which promise you think Ronnie has broken Phil.
Give me a hint.  Then compare this to the other bills Reagan must
tackle.  Is it better for Reagan to fight congress on this one,
along with the rest?  Or do you think that the minimal amount of harm
this does to speeders is not worth the presidential initiative.
     Mark Reina