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MADD sounding quite reasonable on mandatory driver license suspensions

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The Lubbock Avalanche Journal reports that Mothers Against Drunk Driving dislikes legislation filed by state Sen. Jane Nelson that would permanently suspend drivers licenses for second-time DWI offenders:?I don?t think this bill is going anywhere,? Bill Lewis, public policy liaison for the Texas office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said in an interview.?It?s one of those make-you-feel-good types of bills, but it doesn?t stop drunk driving,? Lewis said. ?People who lose their driver?s license are still going to drive ... they will be more careful after losing their licenses but they are still going to drive.?If anything, such proposals ?are a distraction from those good bills that have been filed,? Lewis argued. Lewis said instead of supporting harsh bills that won?t pass or wouldn?t solve the problem, MADD is proposing sobriety checkpoints across the state and requiring convicted DWI offenders to have ignition interlocks in their vehicles...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 07, 2010 (boomark / email).