The Fourth Amendment Is Dead

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in Motorist Privacy | 42 Comments »

By James Baxter, NMA President The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution has been strangled with convoluted legal rationalizations, riddled with bullets in the form of Supreme Court decisions and drawn and quartered by “creative” law enforcement interpretations. ...

The Real ID Act: How Not To Use A Driver License

Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in Motorist Privacy | 8 Comments »

By NMA President, James Baxter The driver license should serve one and only one purpose; that is to certify that the owner of that license has proven that he or she is capable of operating a motor vehicle, ...

The 10 Biggest Injustices Against Motorists In October

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in Corruption, DUI/DWI, Motorist Privacy, Speed Traps, Toll Roads, Traffic Tickets | 22 Comments »

It has been a rough month for drivers across the country. Abuses of power continue to run rampant while the public remains surprisingly apathetic. We've put together a list of the ten biggest injustices against motorists this month in ...

Will GM Be Driving Your Next New Car?

Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Posted in Motorist Privacy, Speed Limits, Technology | 36 Comments »

This is a guest post by automotive columnist Eric Peters. Big Brother may be about to get just a bit bigger. General Motors just announced a new and improved version of its OnStar telematics system that ...

Texas Transportation Officials Secretly Videotape Motorists

Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Motorist Privacy | 10 Comments »

According to the Dallas Morning News, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) secretly videotaped the license plates of motorists driving on Interstate 35 as part of a traffic study. The cameras that snapped photos of license plates were ...