Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on November 19, 2008

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When Mark Meadows was mayor of East Lansing, he waged a campaign to keep speed limits on state highways through that city ridiculously low, to let the East Lansing Police Department take thousands of dollars from commuting road users and MSU students. Eventually that crooked racket was shut down by the Michigan State Police. Now Meadows is in the state House, and wants to bring revenue-generating speed traps to every city and village statewide. This bill would give mayors and village presidents veto power over speed limits on state highways through their cities. This week the Detroit News has exposed how cities are using bogus speeding citations to replace the revenue sharing funds they no longer get from the state. The Meadows bill would greatly expand the take from this abusive practice.

We're broke. Quit stealing what we have left. I hope that there is a special place for all so called "representatives" that spend their days figuring out how to screw the people.

There is. It's called Congress and the White House.

 WHY do local governments need to place speed traps on highways?

to raise revenue.

is this legal?

not yet.

SHOULD this be legal?

no.

is this GOING to be legal?

only if the democrats have their way. it was introduced by a democrat to raise revenue from drivers that pass through. if cities and townships want to change the speed limit on CITY STREETS, then let them. not STATE HIGHWAYS.

if there is NO REASON to slow down, then WHY SLOW DOWN? this wastes gas and time. but the dems don't care about that, do they?