[Recon Dad]

THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Unless they have a cop sitting next to each of these cameras I doubt they government could confront the accused as stated.

[Little Ray]

You have a chance to confront the accuser: "Is that your car, yes or no?"

My wife got a ticket from one of these machines. The answer was no; it didn't show her car or her license plate. She didn't pay. Case closed.

[middie]

You've got a point there - - - The response likely will be that the citation is an ''administrative'' matter and the constitutional privilege is a ''criminal'' standard. I don't know about other states but in Florida changing the syntax to make it sound like something else won't work for government. If there is a adverse effect you can call it a Mozart symphony but the reality controls. It's the old axiom about looking like a duck, walking like of duck while calling the little animal a chevrolet won't make it so.

Someone will make a constitutioonal challenge--and has an excellent chance of prevailing. On a more visceral level, I like the idea, but government just can't undertake a thing with good motives if it contravenes a constitutional provision......That's the whole thing about expressing dissent of government conduct by burning a flag; different event, same theory......