[goldstategop]

The politicians face re-election in November and unless the fees are repealed, I expect a legislative bloodbath - and they ALL deserve to be tossed out on their rear ends for their attempt to extort the public. If they want to raise taxes, fine - take the heat for it. But don't jack up traffic fines as a form of revenue enhancement.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[golfisnr1]

What are we becoming? A bunch of money grubbers.

[muawiyah]

Best bet to avoid the absorbitant fees is to get a Matricula Consula card from the Mexican embassy in DC as follows:

Embassy of Mexico in the United States of America

1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC. 20006

Telephone: (202) 728 - 1600

Fax: (202) 728 - 1698

Office hours 9:00 a 18:00 ET

Get your card and just inform the court you are really an undocumented Mexican resident. That exempts you from the very large fines.

If the court hands you over to ICE, you can easily demonstrate you are an American citizen and walk free.

[geezerwheezer]

Virginia is entering the liberal side of things gradually. Rather draconian of their legislature and really silly to exempt out-of-state drivers, but Virginia is now getting the stupid government they voted for, so they may as well enjoy screwing themselves up!

[ontap]

Damn! I got a 65 in a 55 and paid $160 and I thought that was ridiculous. Funny how they can crack hard on a speeder but can’t seem to do much with drug, illegals etc. I bet a drug dealer bails out less than a speeder pays.

[Old Sarge]

Hodges's labor pains subsided -- they turned out to be a false alarm

I can imagine the lawyer smirking, "Your Honor, we got us a breeder!"

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

— Frederick Douglass, civil rights activist, Aug. 4, 1857

[SteveMcKing]

Bet she wasn’t even driving to the hospital.

She made up that excuse to avoid getting a ticket.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Richmond Courts have already ruled against the excessive speeding fines.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1900.asp

[freekitty]

I would hardly call rushing to the hospital to have a baby abusive driving.

[Gay State Conservative]

Great new source of revenue for VA.I know the governor is a filthy RAT but who controls the legislature there? RATS,I assume.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Hasn’t anyone in Virginia ever heard of prosecutorial discretion? This is meant to help fix roads, not promote abortion.

[gathersnomoss]

Fellow Virginian’s, welcome to Tim Kaines world. Thanks alot, liberals. Hope you get a chance to pay your portion.

[eyedigress]

I glad I’m not a resident of VA., I understand non-residents are not subject to the new penalties. I guess it is a residence fine. Wow.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

More government that they voted for.The voters have no-one to blame but themselves.

[Do Be]

I was once caught in a speed trap where cops were pulling over car after car. I said that I was positive that I was not speeding and the cop said he was going to have to write me a ticket.

I explained that the reason that I knew I wasn't speeding was because I had stopped for coffee a couple miles up the road and the folks there were talking about the speed trap.

So I made sure that I was actually going a few miles below the limit.

The cop looked at me funny for a couple seconds and announced he was giving me a warning this time but that I should not speed in the future.

This new law is stupid and corrupt. What if they had made the fine $10,000 or $100,000? Would some of you just-follow-the-law types start to agree that maybe these amounts would be too excessive?

Some of you folks are really gullible. This new law was not passed for the good of anybody. It's just a new tax.

[wildbill]

The power to tax is the power to destroy.

[Cyber Liberty]

(more than 170,000 people have signed an online petition to repeal them)

Personally, I've found a very good use for online petitions. If you combine them with a buck or five, you can buy a coffee.

[twigs]

I am from Virginia and have always been proud of it and have wanted to return. But this law reversed that desire. I would never want to live in my home state again. I find this absolutely astounding.