Virginia Republicans Introduce $3,550 Speeding Ticket
Written by Sam on July 2nd, 2007Virginia motorists convicted of minor traffic violations will face a new, multi-year tax beginning July 1. Led by state Delegate David B. Albo (R-Springfield), lawmakers slipped a driver responsibility tax into a larger transportation funding bill signed by Governor Tim Kaine (D) in April. Albo, a senior partner in the Albo & Oblon, LLP traffic law firm, can expect to see a significant increase in business as motorists seek to protect their wallet from traffic tickets that come with assessments of up to $3000 in addition to an annual point tax that tops out at $700 a year for as long as the points remain.
I am just about speechless on this one. I don’t understand the thought process of a person that comes up with this kind of idea. Is this guy insane? Yes, the faster you travel that harder it is to stay in control of your vehicle if circumstances suddenly change, but speeding is not nearly the bogeyman it is made out to be. Texas raised their speed limit to 80 MPH. Between 1995, when the national 55 MPH speed limit was repealed, until 1999 Montana had no speed limit on some of it’s Interstate highways. In 1999 it was set to 75 MPH, but not because of safety reasons. And everyone knows about Germany’s Autobahn, where the suggested speed is 85 MPH, but no limit exists.
The backlash in Virginia has already begun:
Since the Virginia Supreme Court published an analysis of the “civil remediation fees” this month, the blogosphere and talk radio have been buzzing.
“I’ve had people from all around the state calling and yelling at me,” said Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax), one of architects of the plan to assess the fees, which will eventually raise $65 million a year for transportation projects.
You think? Maybe it’s because you’re a douchebag.
The Virginia General Assembly is up for re-election this year. Hopefully the people there will take out the trash.
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There has been a whole generation and a half that has been raised to expect the government to wipe their ass for them. These are the type of people now in power. They look to someone else to solve all problems and the government as the font of all wisdom and solutions. We will be dealing with this kind of crap for most of our lives until these type of people die. In the mean time we will have to fight like hell to keep what we have left of our liberty and way of life.
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I have dedicated many months of my time to prepare a report of sorts on the DRP. What I have discovered is that the entire fate of Texas is connected to the Surcharge Program. This is because the money from the Unconstitutional program is earmarked for the Tran-Texas Corridor, which is a strategic segment of what is to become a Super Corridor that spans the entire North American Continent.
The state is suspending people’s license over not paying an excessive surcharge fee that is in addition to what you agree to in court. What’s more is the money is going to pay for the Corridor projects, without consent or knowledge or the People or Congress! I believe that spreading the word would enable individuals to better deal with the negative effects that the TX DRP has had on their lives, as well as have a say in their own future.
TX DRP Surcharge Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/TXDRP07/petition.html
Have you heard of this yet??
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