Va. House Panel Cites 'Liberty' In Yanking Red-Light Cameras
The Washington Post ^ | February 19, 2005 | Chris L. Jenkins
Posted on 02/19/2005 9:42:24 AM PST by neverdem
RICHMOND, Feb. 18 -- A House committee on Friday rejected legislation that would have allowed Virginia communities to continue using surveillance cameras to ticket red-light runners, signaling the impending end of the state's 10-year experiment with the technology.
The House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee defeated five Senate bills to extend permission to use the cameras beyond July 1. The monitoring systems are used in six densely populated jurisdictions in Northern Virginia and Virginia Beach.
Got to love Virginia. A STRONG anti OVER government element here. And rightfully so.
Somewhere, Patrick Henry is smiling!
Well, that's encouraging.