Posted on 12/06/2007 3:21:28 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner
RICHMOND, Dec. 5 -- Virginia may have to issue more than 300,000 license suspensions to drivers over the next two years for failure to pay the state's abusive-driving fees, according to a government report that may hasten calls for the General Assembly and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) to eliminate them.
In the first broad review of the fees since they took effect July 1, state auditors found that they have not affected traffic safety and might not raise as much money as expected. The report describes confusion over which offenses can trigger the fees and indicates that some police officers are choosing not to write tickets for violations that carry the fees.
Auditors working for the General Assembly said they are uncertain about the long-term impacts the fees will have on safety and state revenue, but their report raises questions about whether legislators and Kaine made the right decision in establishing them.
Although he aggressively defended the fees over the summer, Kaine said he is open to getting rid of them. "We heard overwhelmingly people don't like it," Kaine said. "It should at least be changed, maybe eliminated."
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It’s what Virginia deserves for electing all those crazy Democrats.
House Republicans are expected to resist repeal efforts. Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax) has introduced a bill to make the fees apply to out-of-state drivers...
Ouch!
Time for some new one's....?
And illegal aliens get free tuition. “I am dumbass, hear me shout, I’m in Virginie and I’m gonna get out!”
Yeah, they all need to be cleaned out, along with the Rats, so that the Commonwealth can start again from scratch and maybe get it right the second time around. Patrick Henry would pop a blood vessel if he saw how his believed Virginia was being run today.
No worries. Kaine will certainly do something for all those angry voters screaming for him to do something about illegal immigration. /sarc
"believed" = "beloved"
It's been a long day...
Timmy Kaines’ illegal “tax increase” is a sham. Thank you, Norther VA. Hope you get your chance to “pay your part” during “your” Xmas holiday on the highway.
Idiots! Liberals in VA, why not just send your “extra cash” to support Timmy’s cause.
I’m out of Virginia February 1 2008. Can’t wait to leave. Virginia was a haven after living in Maryland for 9 horrible years but the loonies are moving closer to DC and I can’t stand them!!!! They are ruining this great state.
Stand up your mouth is muffled.
No kidding? Are they suicidal?
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