It's hard to pick a "good" political party on the subject of safety rules, both sides get carried away. Obviously we as voters could fix this but it it's really hard to rally people around the "people have a right to drown" platform. So once these rules and laws get in it's really hard to get them out.
And remember a lot of these become rules because the agency makes up a rule. The Congress and Governor are not voting individually on every rule.
Skip is right that the practical answer in a gray area is "whatever the NHMP decides to enforce". So essentially it's rule by fiat, unless you want to spend your time and money to fight it. Remember, the process is the punishment. Are you going to pay the small fine or spend more, take time off work and see if you can convince the judge you are right?
So did anyone ask NHMP yet?
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