Protected From Our Own ‘Stupidity’?

The Idaho Senate voted this morning to approve a measure which would ban texting while driving in Idaho. The vote was 29 to 6, with no votes coming from Meridian Sens. Russ Fulcher and Shirley McKague, Caldwell Sen. Curt McKenzie, Cottonwood Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, New Plymouth Sen. Monty Pearce and Dalton Gardens Sen. Steve Vick, all Republicans. … Sagle Sen. Joyce Broadsword, (who voted “yes”) said she had texted while behind the wheel. “I found myself weaving and not being in my lane of traffic,” said Broadsword. “We have to make sure that we’re protecting citizens from their own stupidity”/ George Prentice , Boise Weekly. More here.

Question: Who’s to protect the people from the Legislature’s stupidity?