"Why did Patches tell the police officer he was heading to Congress for a vote? In his fogged state he probably remembered they can't arrest you on the way to a vote... :-)"
DING! DING! DING!
That "on my way to a vote" story was worked out between Kennedy and a lawyer long before this incident happened, no doubt. They knew he would get stopped eventually.
The question you should ask here...is how many times did this dimwit vote on something...while under the influence of this drug (if he was ever on the drug on the first place)? I'm sure he doesn't want to admit that he voted 30 times while under the influence...which would make him appear to be a bigger fool than he already is. And the best part...he keeps getting paid while at the clinic.