Texas police arrests drinkers for being drunk IN A BAR - Beyond Tiki

F Formikahini Tiki Socialite Houston, Texotica Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 1514	F Formikahini Posted posted on Tue, Apr 4, 2006 6:10 PM This law baffles me. It is SO un-Texan. Texas is, if not the THE, then one of the states that held out the longest in: 1.) Dropping its speed limit to 55 in the (first) oil crunch (which is back up to 70 now anyway, thankyouverymuch) 2.) Raising the drinking age back up to 21. We held out looong, even when threatened to have our highway funding yanked. Actually, we thumbed our noses to the Feds when they did yank it (it was only 5 or 10% of our highway budget). Finally, in '86 ('87?) we caved (yeah, oil and real estate were kinda sinking for us). And the two bars whose bands I booked, The Beach and The South Bank, closed as a result of losing the college beer-drinking dollars. :( I mean, Texans don't LIKE having anyone (especially the Feds) telling us what to do. But allowing some Texas MADD moms to push a law to arrest you for your POTENTIAL to change your mind in a bar and climb behind a wheel after all? I cannot believe this will stand. How Big Brother is that?! You MIGHT change your mind and drive? Why not arrest somebody for walking into a bar? They might get drunk! And then they might decide to drive. No, arrest them for sitting at home; they might decide to go to a bar. And drink. And drive home. It's just not very Texan, this law. Born and raised, Sixth generation, Texas Girl

This law baffles me.

It is SO un-Texan.

Texas is, if not the THE, then one of the states that held out the longest in:

1.) Dropping its speed limit to 55 in the (first) oil crunch (which is back up to 70 now anyway, thankyouverymuch)
2.) Raising the drinking age back up to 21. We held out looong, even when threatened to have our highway funding yanked. Actually, we thumbed our noses to the Feds when they did yank it (it was only 5 or 10% of our highway budget). Finally, in '86 ('87?) we caved (yeah, oil and real estate were kinda sinking for us). And the two bars whose bands I booked, The Beach and The South Bank, closed as a result of losing the college beer-drinking dollars. :(

I mean, Texans don't LIKE having anyone (especially the Feds) telling us what to do. But allowing some Texas MADD moms to push a law to arrest you for your POTENTIAL to change your mind in a bar and climb behind a wheel after all? I cannot believe this will stand. How Big Brother is that?! You MIGHT change your mind and drive? Why not arrest somebody for walking into a bar? They might get drunk! And then they might decide to drive. No, arrest them for sitting at home; they might decide to go to a bar. And drink. And drive home.

It's just not very Texan, this law.

Born and raised,
Sixth generation,
Texas Girl

Post #224990 by Formikahini on Tue, Apr 4, 2006 6:10 PM