Charles & Peggy Robinson SEZ -
> We are required to have front plates here in Texas. My B has one on
> it, as do my other vehicles. In my view, getting a ticket for
> disobeying the law is not the result of an abuse of power.
>
It's hard to instill in people a respect for the rule of
law when the laws are so capricious and their enforcement
so arbitrary. Even here in the Little Soviet of Washington,
where 2 plates have been required since around 1980, you aren't
required to have a front plate on a car that did not originally
have a mounting for a front plate. ...And we have some pretty
stupid traffic laws here (ie, public busses *always* have the
right of way). The newest kick is rabid enforcement of seatbelt
laws. You can be pulled over if the cop thinks you aren't
wearing a seatbelt. Although I have always worn seatbelts in
cars so equipped, I had to check into this because my MGA never
had seatbelts. According to the State Patrol, you don't have
to wear a seatbelt in a car that wasn't sold by the manufacturer
with seatbelts. We'll see how Officer Friendly interprets
that one. I have a hunch.
And let's not even get started on the constitutionality of
traffic tickets issued by cameras...
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