Just when you thought you heard it all… Montana Politician Says DUI Laws are destroying a way of life
(Source: Think Progress)
As Montana’s legislators are debating this week on a series of bills related to Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws, including one that wants to count older DUI offenses against a defendant in sentencing, this gem of an argument was made by a legislator arguing against the bills. How responsible!
Earlier this week, Republican Rep. Alan Hale took to the floor of the Montana legislature to slam these bills. The legislator — who actually runs a bar in Basin, Montana — declared that the new DUI laws are harming small businesses and destroying a way of life:
HALE: These DUI laws are not doing our small businesses in our state any good at all. They are destroying them. They are destroying a way of life that has been in Montana for years and years.
Editor’s note: Was he really thinking before uttering these words? I suspect a DUI (Delivering Under Influence) here. Come on, Rep. Hale. You can’t be advocating for your community’s well being only from an economic perspective.