Despite efforts by the Senate to revive the bill, House Speaker Bill Howell ruled the amendment to another traffic bill “not germane.

“Falls Church City Council member David Snyder said the demise of photo red “shows an increasing lack of any concern for the well-being of northern Virginia and other large urban areas.” Falls Church is one of the localities using the technology.

Critics deride the use of cameras as an invasion of privacy and don’t like the practice of ticketing the car’s owner, even though the owner can avoid a fine by stating that someone else was driving the vehicle.

The state government won’t interfere with your privacy when you’re in your car and break the law, but will get into your business if you decide what you want to do with your body or who you will marry.

Republicans: Hypocrites.