Striking A Blow Against The Cameras

State Representative Steve Humphrey’s bill to REPEAL and REMOVE every one of Colorado’s Red Light Cameras (HB 1098) passed out of one committee by an 8-5 vote and now moves on to the next one. This is encouraging as the usual suspects did show up and whine most piteously about the carnage and loss of precious ducats that would accompany a ban on Red Light and Speed cameras.

My position is that if I'm going to be robbed, I would prefer that the robber have the decency to do it in person.

Anyway, if you happen to live in Colorado,

• Call your State Representative at 303-866-2904 and urge them to support HB 1098.
• Find your State Representative’s email address here and send them a note with the same message.
• Call the House Appropriations Committee Members. This is the committee that killed this same bill last session. They’ll need extra encouragement. You can reach their staff at 303-866-2061 or alfredo.kemm@state.co.us.

Extra encouragement. Sounds nice. We had everything but a public hanging a couple years ago to no avail whatsoever, but feel free to send politely worded e-mails and phone calls to the appropriate people. 3 recalls and the loss of the Senate may have struck a chord. The House is Dem-controlled so if this gets out alive, it should have no trouble in the Senate.