Researchers at the University of Virginia have criticized the “abuser fees” in HB3202 as poor public policy for combining revenue generation with deterrence of poor driving habits. This was one of my points in the petition and their research lends additional credibility to it.
VOTE tomorrow (Nov. 6) and vote against this legislation.
University of Virginia Researchers Take Issue with State’s Abusive Driver Fees in UVA Today.
Full Article: Virginia Abusive Driver Fees: An Abuse of Fines by John L. Knapp and W. Grace Ng (in Virginia Issues and Answers, Fall 2007)
November 6, 2007 at 1:37 am
Naturally this would come out from UVA before an election
Is this a hit from Larry Sabato or Mark Rozell, if we are to penalize this
at the day before an election we mits consider
GOVER KAINE SIGNED THE BILL AND LIED ABOUT
his request to review it from Michigan and New Jersey
November 6, 2007 at 2:26 am
HB 3202 Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.
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floor: 04/04/07 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor’s recommendation (29-Y 10-N)
COUNT THE DEMOCRATS IN THIS VOTE
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YEAS–Bell, Blevins, Colgan, Deeds, Devolites Davis, Edwards, Herring, Houck, Howell, Lambert, Marsh, McDougle, Miller, Norment, O’Brien, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Rerras, Reynolds, Ruff, Stolle, Stosch, Ticer, Wagner, Wampler, Whipple, Williams–29.
NAYS–Cuccinelli, Hanger, Hawkins, Locke, Lucas, Martin, Newman, Obenshain, Saslaw, Watkins–10.
RULE 36–0.
NOT VOTING–Chichester–1.
November 28, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Know of any good traffic attorneys in the Richmond area who also support repeal of this law? Long story, but if you know of someone you’d recommend, please contact me: artrageoussbk@gmail.com