On October 7th, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing voted to increase the liquor tax to fund the reforms in the new drunk driving bill. So the responsible taxpaying public will be paying another tax to fund a deficient bill and its “reforms”? Why aren’t the drunk drivers the ones to pay for these reforms by increased fines? The Assembly unanimously passed AB283, Wisconsin’s new drunk driving law on September 17th. This law gives legislators the ability to look tough on the issue of drunk driving, but how tough is it really? None of them would dare to vote “NO” on this legislation because their opponent would use it to say they are soft on drunk driving. How is any of the proposed legislation really going to prevent people from driving drunk? Repeat offenders by their very nature do not obey the law. Most will not get an ignition interlock device, or they will simply use a different car. What will happen to the drunk drivers who don’t comply with these rules? Their license will be revoked? Why would that stop them from driving? Endangering the lives and safety of the general public is…
