...and the land of the freeeeeeeeee." - Not.

[GroobySteven]

To anybody who thinks this is the start, it's not - it started when states started banning people from smoking in bars and public places, it's a slippery slope from taking one freedom away and removing the rest.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/03/23...eut/index.html

seanchai

[GroobySteven]

WTF, when is it illegal to be drunk inside a bar?

NOW.
seanchai

[fishman33]

wow...I'm a smoker myself and can kind of agree with the no smoking inside but this is just crazy. If they start doing this in Atlanta I'm fucked.

[chefmike]

How appropriate...the former governor of the once great state of Texas, now our prez, has a DUI and a cocaine arrest hushed up...not to mention having two daughters with numerous citations for alcohol violations....is this a great country or what?

[tvlover808]

Looks more and more like 1984 !!!!

[TomSelis]

Big Brother is watching y.....

*snatched away from his PC by men in black*

[Felicia Katt]

Public Intoxication Statute of Texas
49.02 Public Intoxication

"Public Intoxication" means:
A person commits an offense if the person appears in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may endanger the person or another.
"Intoxicated" is defined as:
not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or
having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

I thought the whole point of drinking in a bar was to get intoxicated in a SAFE environment. Maybe once you leave, you might be a danger to yourself or to others, but not before. But then, pre-emption, in any context, is never really a good plan, is it?

FK

[Felicia Katt]

That's the reason they stated, to cut down on drunk driving.

I know, Angela. But the point is, they were in effect arresting them for drunk driving before they ever got behind the wheel. That's just wrong. I don't drink myself, am alway the designated driver, and am a big supporter of MADD and SADD, but you don't arrest someone because they might do something wrong later.

FK

[GroobySteven]

What is SADD?
I think MADD is ridiculous, I don't see why parents need money/charity to teach their kids not to drink and drive, the money would be better invested in better public transport and dare I say it, more road blocks and spot checks.

seanchai

[Cat]

This has been going on for... years. Nothing new.

When you give rights to some people, you take from others. It's as simple as that.