Mike Smith has an article for the AP on the tollway operator’s offer of a free pass to legislators. Some in the area of the toll road were sent passes while the rest were apparently sent letters with an offer.
“When I got it I was in a state of disbelief,” said Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City. “I can’t describe it as anything other than a perk. Mine is in the possession of solid-waste authorities.”
I think Pelath did the right thing. Legislators should have to labor under the laws they put in place. For similar reasons, I tend to think legislators shouldn’t have special license plates.
Actually, there was an amazingly sane post on the Star website suggesting that they should have donated the free passes to a charity.
I don’t know if that was possible, but it was worth looking in to.
Bet the transponders were tied to the license plates of the legislators. So, unfortuantely, it probably would have been illegal to do.