The heat is on, and taxpayers are not sitting idle with the current debate on the second sister, HB 6055 (it’s older sister was the unconstitutional HB 3202, the bill establishing abuser fees and regional tax authorities).     The Right-Wing Liberal has a great post detailing how Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform will be holding the legislators who signed the Taxpayers Protection Pledge accountable for their vote/opposition to this bill.   Here is the link to the letter that Norquist sent to members of the General Assembly.

       We need to improve transportation, but there are more common sense solutions than raising taxes and making areas, like Northern Virginia, more expensive to call home.  Let’s see, you could cut unnecessary programs or utilize current funds to accommodate for improvements.  How about an audit to VDOT?  Anything, but raise taxes!

      To any legislator who signed this pledge, please do what is right and listen to those who worked hard to ensure your election.   Nothing upsets taxpayers (and voters) more than to hear that they have to pay to accommodate for a lack of fiscal discipline.

UPDATE:  Here is the link from ATR’s website of those who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge from Virginia.  If your Senator or Delegate signed the pledge, please call them today and tell them NOT to forget the taxpayers and vote AGAINST HB 6055.