Lincoln Chafee: “This amendment has received a great deal of attention from the editorial boards across this country. I would like just…”

“This amendment has received a great deal of attention from the editorial boards across this country. I would like just to read excerpts from several of them because I think their reasoning is quite good. Let me cite first the Austin American Statesman, October 30: Let's say it one more time: DWI laws don't have a thing to do with prohibition, partying, or Puritanism. They aren't intended to interfere with anyone's right to drink alcohol socially or antisocially, responsibly or irresponsibly, in vast or moderate quantities. The law just asks drinkers not to operate heavy machinery on the States' roads and highways while under the influence of alcohol. The Baltimore Sun: You're driving on the beltway. The motorist in the next lane consumed four beers during the past hour. To paraphrase Clint Eastwood, "Do you feel lucky?" Amazingly, that tipsy driver may be within his legal rights. And they end up: Four drinks in one State makes you no less drunk than four drinks in another State. The abundant evidence justifies a national response. The Omaha World-Herald: Yes to a national drunk driving law.”