A woman demonstrates the use of an electronic breathalyzer test
for discotheques, bars and public spots in Paris December 20, 2005.
(Charles Platiau/Reuters)
Posted on 12/04/2008 6:06:13 PM PST by NormsRevenge
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Politicians in Australia's most populous state could be breath-tested for alcohol before voting on laws after a series of late-night incidents that have embarrassed the center-left government.
New South Wales state lawmaker Andrew Fraser resigned from his conservative opposition frontbench role after shoving a female colleague in the wake of Christmas party celebrations.
"Breath test this mob," said a front page headline in Sydney's mass-selling Daily Telegraph newspaper. State police minister Matt Brown was dumped from his portfolio in September after allegedly "dirty" dancing in his underwear over the chest of a female colleague after a drunken post-budget office party.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Teddy Kennedy is outraged at the very idea!!
A woman demonstrates the use of an electronic breathalyzer test
for discotheques, bars and public spots in Paris December 20, 2005.
(Charles Platiau/Reuters)
Hehehehe! My thoughts, exactly!
I don’t think the Senate could blow a quorum if they tried on a good day..
Do you really want sober liberals running your government? Much safer to have drunks.
Good point!
“Do you really want sober liberals running your government? Much safer to have drunks.”
___________________________________________________
Or those who require Aricept. Paging Robert Byrd, paging Robert Byrd.
This is true, it is safer to have drunk libtards. But, if we said we wanted em drug tested regularly at least half of them would resign.
Well, we do have too many politicians still breathing lately.....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.