Sign the petition to repeal the “civil remedial fees” traffic law
July 18th, 2007 by Brendan SteinhauserVirginia residents are up in arms about the recent passage of a law that would impose severe fines on drivers who speed. SIGN THE PETITION!
The Washington Post reports,
An online petition against Virginia’s steep new “abusive driver” fees neared 100,000 signatures Monday, accelerating lawmakers’ calls for the General Assembly to rescind them before voters go to the polls Nov. 6.
Pointing up the political power of the issue, at one point Monday more than 1,000 people an hour were signing the petition demanding that lawmakers repeal the fees — some of which can top $1,000 — or risk being voted out of office.
“Lawmakers have been caught flat-footed,” said Mark J. Rozell, a political science professor at George Mason University. “They had no idea this would generate so much outrage by such a large number of people. . . . This is a way for many citizens to express discontent with government fees and what people consider to be abuses by government.”
September 14th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
This shouldn’t be called a fee. A fee is voluntary. This is not a voluntary payment. If they call it a fine it would be excessive. A clear violation of the 8th amendment of the Constitution.