"Your papers, subject"

Something, that reminds me of old days in Soviet Union, where you needed government permit to do any travel.

...The state Senate yesterday voted 40-0 to expedite consideration of legislation introduced by state Delegate Tom Rust (R-Herndon) and Senator Mark Herring (D-Leesburg) allowing the use of automated ticketing machines to fine people up to $600 for driving on a road without a state-approved purpose...
...Under existing statutes, drivers who have "airport business" may use the access highway. Such purposes are not clearly defined, but the airport grounds include a hotel and gas station that many frequently use in order to escape the increasing cost of the adjacent toll route. Because a machine is unable to determine purpose, Rust and Herring's bill would automatically convict any vehicle owner who receives a bill in the mail...
source: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3038.asp

But of course, you can take matter to court and defeat ticket. Well, not really:

...The law admits no defense to the charge made against the vehicle owner other than proving the car had been stolen or supplying the name of someone else who may have been driving...

So you are damned unless you supply somebody else in your place. It is fascinating, where it will stop. But seeing what kind of "law" is being pass lately I don't have big hopes.

Can you say Obamaland

I am not sure how the machine could know what every car was doing on the road. Does not make sense to me.

Somehow, I don't think this would pass a Constitutional test.

Something, that reminds me of old days in Soviet Union, where you needed government permit to do any travel.

...The state Senate yesterday voted 40-0 to expedite consideration of legislation introduced by state Delegate Tom Rust (R-Herndon) and Senator Mark Herring (D-Leesburg) allowing the use of automated ticketing machines to fine people up to $600 for driving on a road without a state-approved purpose...
...Under existing statutes, drivers who have "airport business" may use the access highway. Such purposes are not clearly defined, but the airport grounds include a hotel and gas station that many frequently use in order to escape the increasing cost of the adjacent toll route. Because a machine is unable to determine purpose, Rust and Herring's bill would automatically convict any vehicle owner who receives a bill in the mail...
source: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3038.asp

But of course, you can take matter to court and defeat ticket. Well, not really:

...The law admits no defense to the charge made against the vehicle owner other than proving the car had been stolen or supplying the name of someone else who may have been driving...

So you are damned unless you supply somebody else in your place. It is fascinating, where it will stop. But seeing what kind of "law" is being pass lately I don't have big hopes.

What does this have to do with President Obama? It's a Virginia state issue, and the legislation was introduced by both a Republican and Democrat. I guess some people will gripe about him even when he isn't involved, as long as it gives you a reason to gripe.

This is a GPS forum. Take your politican comments elsewhere.

The thread started off with:
Something, that reminds me of old days in Soviet Union, where you needed government permit to do any travel.

Dave you seem to have had a shiver go up your spine, you need to read the whole thread and not read selectively. I could have used the word communist but dumbed it down for those of you that happen to like that Ideal817, I don't.
And censorship falls right into it Dave.. I was just replying to other posts, the way I see it even if you don't.