Posted on 01/30/2008 1:37:10 PM PST by John Semmens
Arizona’s Governor, Janet Napolitano (D), plans to use new photo radar and other speed enforcement technology on state highways to generate revenue to help close the state’s budget deficit. Her proposal projects at least $120 million in revenue per year from the program. This is about a tenth of a forecast $1.2 billion deficit.
Napolitano acknowledged that the technology was sold to the public as a means of promoting safety, but said it would be foolish to overlook its revenue raising potential. "Since the majority of the traffic on our roads exceeds the speed limit, we realized we’re sitting on a potential gold mine here,” she said. “We figured, why not stick it to them. After all, they’re breaking the law by speeding.”
While many states use photo radar, Arizona is the leader in moving toward a comprehensive deployment of the technology on all its highways. “Those who choose to drive in Arizona will be watched,” Napolitano warned. “When they get out of line, that’s when we bring the hammer down. It’s for the collective good of the whole state.”
Critics of the scheme assert that most posted speed limits are set below levels recommended by engineering guidelines and that the governor’s plan would turn the entire State Highway system into a giant “speed trap.” The governor admitted that the “trap” feature of her plan was critical to the financial objectives of her proposal. “If people can’t slow down on their own, they can always use public transportation,” Napolitano suggested. “There is no danger that buses or the forthcoming light rail will exceed the speed limit.”
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Far be it for anyone to realize that speed limits are too low.
Anyone who wants to know what the radical left has in store for every single move each of us makes should study the MVA paradigm state by state. Radical leftists have longsince figured out that the driver’s license is one of the most effective weapons they have for (1) extorting money and (2) beating average, law-abiding citizens into complete, groveling submission.
And don’t forget when you examine this egegious tool of the state to look closely at the quasi-legal MVA commissions that have been set up. Given the full powers of the courts, they operate outside the judicial system with absolute authority to punish and subjugate. And they can do so even if the courts have set you free.
The MVA and the Gestapo — two peas in the same pod. Now appearing at a venue near you.
Maybe you should add a SATIRE alert to the headline.
Arizona...the “stick it to ‘em” state.
“It’s for the collective good of the whole state.”
Man, that’s a scary way of thinking but I see this coming to Texas in the not too distant future. Driving here is already characterized as a priviledge, not a right. So I take it when you reference MVA paradigm you’re talking about Motor Vehicle “Authority” or something? I’ve never seen that acronym.
You’re right. MVA —Motor Vehicle Administration — is what it goes by in many states now. But, the real moniker should be SS, not matter what state its in. It is the radical left’s paradigm for totalitarian control. It proves to the left that whatever they can license, they can use to bludgeon the “little people.” Very frightening.
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