PDF Format – 1999 Voters Guide

Side Bars – Who We Are – The Name – Christian, not Conservative – A 19th Century Christian Theologian’s Comments on Secular Conservatism – Crime and Restitution – Juries: Past and Present – The Notorious Ox and Safety – Self-Incrimination and the Bible – Judges versus Computers – Open Pits and Paying Your Own Way

Ballot Recommendations Summary Measure 68 Measure 69 Measure 70 Measure 71 Measure 72 Measure 73 Measure 74 Measure 75 Measure 76

Measure 76
Amends Constitution: Requires light and heavy motor vehicles to proportionately share highway costs.

EXPLANATION:
This measure would require that revenue from gas taxes, vehicle taxes, or excises are fair and proportionate to the use of the highways by light vehicles (cars) and heavy vehicles (trucks). To that end, the Legislative Assembly would, every two years, review and, if necessary, adjust these taxes and excises.

RECOMMENDATION:
YES.

The “Open Pit” case law of Exodus 21:33,34 and the devouring oxen and fire laws of Exodus 22:5,6 seem to apply. These laws assert that those who benefit from an activity should pay their appropriate cost of damages that result from that activity. In this case, the cost of repairing roads should be fairly borne by those who create the wear and tear on those roads. See Sidebar: Open Pits and Paying Your Way

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