================================================ Subject: Re: NCR: speed limit From: "Debbi R" To: Date: Thu 6 Sep 2001 20:10:47 -0700 ================================================ And IIRC, wasn't that under the guise of saving gas during the oil crisis in the 70s? > -----Original Message----- > From: Creed Discussion List > [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On Behalf Of King_Dovregubben > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:08 PM > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Re: NCR: speed limit > > > Not quite true. The Feds tried to force a national speed > limit (something they didn't have the constitutional power to > do) by basically telling states that a 55 MPH speed Limit was > a prerequisite for receiving federal highway funds. > > Montana basically said "Keep your fucking money, we all have > 4-wheel drive". > > Then about a decade ago, the whole "strings attached to > federal monies" scheme finally got declared unconstitutional. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp