New Hampshire State Rep. Ellen Read tried to argue that her excessive speeding was constitutionally protected.
The Democratic lawmaker claimed that she was exempt from being “arrested, or held to bail” after going 100mph in one case, and 92mph in another. Read said that an old provision in the New Hampshire constitution protected her while she was “traveling to or returning from the General Court,” according to Fox News, and therefore the traffic stops made on her were unconstitutional and should be dismissed.
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