I’m shocked. I don’t know if I’m more shocked that a senator has proposed a 55 mph national speed limit, or that it was proposed by a republican. As you can imagine, I’m against this proposition, and I’m sure that the majority of Americans are against it as well. There are two reasons that I’m against it. First of all, it saves a lot of time being able to go 75 mph on the freeway. My family and I just recently took a trip to San Diego, and we got there in 7.5-8 hrs. The reason that it took that long is because we took a two hour stop in Yuma. We enjoyed that 75 mph speed limit because our two children slept pretty much the whole way. By lowering the speed limit, we’re adding an additional 1.5-2 hours to our trip, this is disasterous for young families. The other reason that I’m against this is because it’s big government. The state should dictate the speed limit, not the federal government.