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Regs: Sometimes There Really is a Slippery Slope

Mandating carbon monoxide detectors may not mean tyranny, but its important to remember that regulations aren't always about the public interest. Frum Forum 's Noah Kristula-Green raises an eyebrow at conservatives or libertarians who oppose mandatory carbon-monoxide detectors. Fine. Carbon-mo…

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Written by Jean Granville on Monday March 14, 2011

The New Tyranny: Carbon Monoxide Detectors?

A report about repealing a carbon monoxide detector mandate set off a twitter debate and revealed how today's conservatives weigh libertarian ideas. It started as a funny short item about right-wing excess. A Montana representative introduced a bill to repeal a local law requiring landlords …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Sunday March 13, 2011