Federal Judges Says Houston Voters May Not Have The Right To Remove Red Light Cameras

A federal judge sided yesterday with a traffic camera company by blocking anti-red light camera referendum sponsors in Houston, Texas from participating in an ongoing legal challenge. US District Court Judge Lynn N. Hughes will decide whether the November 2 vote of Houstonians against traffic cameras should be nullified. Hughes will now make his decision based solely on the arguments presented by supporters of photo enforcement -- the city of Houston and American Traffic Solutions (ATS).

Francis and Randy Kubosh had sought to intervene in the case as the main sponsors of the effort to place the charter amendment banning red light cameras on the ballot. The pair argued that they were the only parties capable of providing a real defense to the effort of ATS to undo the election. Both the city of Houston and ATS opposed the participation of Kubosh in the case, preferring instead to settle matters amongst themselves. Hughes saw no problem with this arrangement.

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truckman - 12/14/2010 5:15:17 PM

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America is no longer the land of the free, did I read it right? It is the traffic light camera company that is not allowing the removal? That is serious! You Americans have guns, why not shoot them down! That is the last resort because democracy clearly has failed you.

jeffy210 - 12/14/2010 9:01:19 PM

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Okay, so they don't get to take the cameras down. Nothing prevents the city from putting up poles, trees, or other things that just "happen" to be in the line of sight of the cameras.

truckman - 12/15/2010 4:52:04 AM

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Great idea, but remember this is a company, and America is supposed to be a democracy, why can't they have a vote and get rid of them? I like the idea of sniping them down in the name of freedom!