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Eyman catches politicians on the red light scam

September 4th, 2008

God, I love direct democracy. It’s like the “A-HA!” surprise for politicians. And here is one for residents in Longview, Washington. To quote:

Proposed by conservative political activist Tim Eyman, Initiative 985 would open carpool lanes during non-peak hours, require cities to synchronize traffic lights and increase funding for emergency roadside assistance. To help fund the initiative’s mandates, cities would be required to deposit all fines generated by red-light camera infractions into the state’s “Reduce Traffic Congestion Account,” rather than into the cities’ general expense funds.

Politicians are suddenly wary of the initiative now that red light revenue wouldn’t be going towards the general fund (aka blank check) and now have to rethink if red light cameras are “worth it.”

Got to love it when it becomes obvious they were never worried about citizens safety in the first place. Might want to keep an eye on their other programs as well with an attitude like that.

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