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Amendment No. 2
The provision would amend the state constitution so that proceeds from property seized and forfeited to the Commonwealth for drug law violations would be shifted from the Literary Fund to be used to promote law enforcement. The proposal would reduce the Literary Fund’s receipts by less than $150,000, or two-tenths of one percent. More funds are need to wage the drug war. We support a “Yes” vote on No. 2.
Amendment No. 3
We urge a “No” vote on this measure even before we explain it. This provision would amend the state constitution to authorize a new category of local debt for transportation purposes that wuld be secured by pledged local tax revenues, subject to limits on the amount of the debt and exempt from county voter approval requirements and municipal debt limits.
If you want to give local elected officials carte blanche with no strings attached, then this is the law for you. While we recognize the urgent need for vast improvements to Northern Virginia’s mass transportation system, taking major financial decisions out of the hands of the voters isn’t the way to do it. Financing roads and mass transit programs must remain with the voters.
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