-Caveat Lector- http://www.lewrockwell.com/elkins/elkins8.html Baby Killer by Jeff Elkins When you think about United States government minions killing the children of its citizens, it’s only natural to think of Janet Reno or Lon Horiuchi. However, neither is the champion of this State-sponsored sport. A correspondent of mine recently wrote to remind me of the current reigning champion: Joan Claybrook, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) during the Jimmy Carter administration and current president of the left-wing advocacy group Public Citizen. The concept of the air bag was first conceived in the mid-1960s. Automotive researchers had been on a quest for a device to reduce cranial and thoracic injuries during high speed auto accidents. Head and chest trauma are the leading causes of deaths in these crashes and it was believed that a properly designed air bag could dramatically reduce these deadly injuries. Researchers had a primary worry, a flaw of physics that technology hadn’t found a way around. A air bag designed to inflate in one-twenty- fifth of a second at speeds of 200 mph had the potential to cause the very damage the scientists were seeking to avoid. Prophetically, early research indicated the very real possibility of serious, even fatal injury, particularly to the young or small-framed. Ignoring this, Claybrook used a bureaucratic sledge hammer to force airbags through the NHTSA approval process, despite the fact that engineers at GM, Chrysler and other manufacturers had warned her repeatedly that their research had showed the devices as currently configured posed extremely serious health and safety risks. GM had specifically warned: "a small child close to the instrument panel from which the air cushion is deployed may be severely injured or even killed." Claybrook treated the automakers’ warnings with disdain and ordered air bag implementation anyway. She then proceeded to go on a public cheerleading mission for these deadly devices. Quoting Claybrook: "They [air bags] fit all different sizes and types of people, from little children up to…very large males. Air bags work beautifully and they work automatically and…that gives you more freedom than being forced to wear a seat belt." Ms. Claybrook has never admitted her complicity in the tragic deaths of these unfortunate children and seniors . Amazingly enough, as president of Public Citizen, Claybrook has castigated manufacturers instead. Quoting Claybrook: "To protect all their passengers – big, small, young and old – manufacturers must test for the whole family, not just the large male. It’s time testing by all auto companies caught up with technology and the real world evidence of injury in crashes. We need a 30 mph test standard because people are more likely to be killed or seriously injured in higher-speed crashes, and this is where air bags have saved the most lives." The hypocrisy truly makes one cringe. It’s even worse to know that there are veritable legions of Claybrooks and their greatest desire is to worm their way into government positions so they can control our lives. When unlucky enough to be out of government, they swarm at various beltway non-profits, serving up statist propaganda under the guise of public service and advocacy. Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, Public Citizen claims to be "the consumer’s eyes and ears in Washington." They "fight for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources, a cleaner environment, fair trade, and a more open and democratic government." It’s a sham. Public Citizen fights for an all-powerful State and total control of its citizenry. The last thing this lobby wants is "a more open and democratic government." An open and democratic government is antithetical to everything that they stand for. In reality, they desire to be slavemasters. It’s a fitting place for Claybrook and others of her ilk. A State murderess like Claybrook, wielding a pen, kills with much greater efficiency than a dozen Lon Horiuchis with sniper rifles. She will never have to touch a firearm or see the gruesome results of her handicraft. Nonetheless, her hands drip with the blood of our children. That she now leads and speaks from a platform like Public Citizen Inc. is not surprising. Madame President deserves a new title: Public Executioner. May 14, 2001 Jeff Elkins is a freelance consultant and writer living in North Central Florida. ------------------------------------------ -- Best wishes The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. - G. K. 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