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incrementalism? Are you trying to argue that although putting up a camera to catch speeders is not against the constitution it is a step in that direction? This doesn't make sense since every single power we give to our government is a power we could take away like we did in 1776. We give the government power - if they can't be trusted with it - we take it away. That's the way it works. What I hear is that people who like to SPEED UP when they see yellow lights don't like it because they are getting ticketed. I say HURRAY!!! YIPEE! I despite red light runners. THey have killed babies and children and are no better than potential killers. THe more tickets they get the better off our children will be. Perhaps you haven't had anyone in your family killed or maimed by a red light runner but many have and you ought to be more concerned about them than you are about your liberty to not be seen running a red light or if you don't run them then you ought to be happy to see those who do so habitually having their habit busted.

If they have shortened the yellow so as to get more tickets and make more money then I say argue that way and get them to lengthen the yellow BUT I DOUBT IT is that way. WHEN YOU SEE YELLOW it means put on the brake not step on the gas.

For the record I have a perfect driving record and the only thing that I have ever hit was a deer, which was not my fault. I follow the flow of traffic in my heavily populated area, that means that I speed along with every other person going to work in the morning and going home in the afternoon.

The fact of the matter is that the yellow lights were shortened below the recommended time for the average speed of travel on the road; which has many lights, but only the lights that had these cameras had the time shortened. YES, the company that was running this money stealing operation for the state got more money for issuing more tickets and so did the State. It was done on purpose to make more money.

Please read the facts regarding red-light cameras.

http://www.highwayrobbery.net/redlightcamsJudgeMathewsReport.html

While each life is precious and I certianly do not want anyone to die in car accidents, sometimes they are just that accidents. Other times they are drunks, and I have no excuse for drunk drivers. Throw them in jail. But, you kinda sound like a gun-grabbing nut, with your rhetoric about the babies and the children.