Personally, I like it
So, Rep. Stacey Campfield proposed a bill that said, basically, if a legislator is convicted of drunk driving then that legislator cannot vote on bills that have to do with drunk driving. This was in response to one our politicos, Briley, getting arrested, acting like a raving lunatic, and damaging a police car. It was all caught on tape too.
Anyway, people are not pleased with the bill. Michael Silence says With all due respect, sir, that’s stupid. Nathan Moore calls it the most asinine legislation imaginable.
Personally, I dig it. Here’s why. See, when our politicos are busy using their time and (unfortunately) our money to screw over eachother, then that is time not spent screwing over citizens.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Campfield is an embarassment.
When he first started his blog, it was obvious that he was quite grammar and syntax challenged.
Should that disqualify him from voting on education legislation?
BTW, his blog has improved considerably, so either he has decided to learn to speak English or someone is proofing it for him.
January 14th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Your senator in Blount Co. wants to lower the DUI blood alcohol threshold from .08 to .05.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
As a note, Mr. Silence wasn’t too upset with Briley’s drunken driving crimes. If he would have the same disdain for Briley’s actions as he has for Campfield’s legislation, I might take his comments with more than a grain of salt.
January 14th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Since sober drivers kill half again as many citizens as do drunk drivers, perhaps that is where the penalties would be better utilized.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
“bill that said, basically, if a legislator is convicted of drunk driving then that legislator cannot vote on bills that have to do with drunk driving.”
I’d be more impressed if a bill said that any lawmaker who’s convicted of ANYTHING is automaticly booted from office. It’d sure thin out the herd would’nt it?
I know, wishful thinking right?