Pennsylvania is on a course to loot every driver with speed cameras. Drivers need to put an end to this automated enforcement-for-profit racket.
This article, “’Governing as Looting’ in Washington and Beyond” by James Bovard, details what is happening nation-wide and exposes the fraud that Harrisburg is trying put over on drivers.
From the article:
“Few things epitomize ‘governing as looting’ like the automated traffic ticket cameras that hundreds of local governments have inflicted on drivers across the nation.”
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“Ticket cameras epitomize how democracy provides no protection against politicians willing to force citizens to pay any price to boost government revenue.”
“The depredations of automatic ticket enforcement presume that government revenue is a magic wand that solves all problems.”
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“Automatic ticketing regimes provide a stark refutation to the illusion that governments automatically serve the people. Especially for policies shrouded in sanctimony, government agencies are almost always more wasteful or oppressive than the media portrays. How much longer will local politicians be permitted to plunder drivers and subvert safety with impunity?”
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Tell your Representative and Senator to vote NO on Automated Speed Trap Bills HB 1284 and SB 748.
