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Archive for July, 2007
The following op-ed by David about the controversial new traffic violation abuser fees appeared in several local papers this week:
A Modest Proposal to Repeal “Civil Remedial Fees”
by Delegate David Englin, 45th District
As one of the minority of legislators who voted against the new “Civil Remedial Fees” every single time we had a chance to vote on them as a stand-alone issue, I can’t help but feel a small sense of vindication over the growing public outcry to repeal the fees. More than 134,000 people so far have signed the petition demanding immediate repeal, and I’ve heard from more constituents on this one issue than on any other single issue since I was elected. These fees illustrate what happens in Richmond when hidebound ideology stands in the way of fair, practical, mainstream solutions. The good news is that a fair and simple solution exists — if the General Assembly can find the will to act.
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