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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorgia lawmaker who supported drug testing for welfare gets second DUI
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/09/georgia-lawmaker-who-supported-drug-testing-for-welfare-gets-second-dui/
Georgia lawmaker who supported drug testing for welfare gets second DUI
By David Ferguson
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 13:16 EDT
Georgia state House Rep. Chuck Sims (R-Amrbose) was arrested last week and charged with Driving Under the Influence, his second such arrest in the last three years. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday that Sims was arrested and taken into custody shortly before midnight on April 2.
An officer in Coffee County reportedly observed a motorist driving erratically who then accelerated, plowing their vehicle into into the highway shoulder. Sims was arrested and booked into the Coffee County Jail in Douglas, Georgia, then released on $1,487 bond.
In a statement, Sims said, Just as I do not intend to seek any special treatment, I hope that I am not unfairly pre-judged based on rumor and speculation. I am confident that as facts of this situation are revealed, the interests of justice will be served.
Sims was arrested for DUI in 2010 by Atlanta police. He is among the state lawmakers who voted in favor of House Bill 861, which mandated drug testing for all Georgians seeking public assistance funding.
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Georgia lawmaker who supported drug testing for welfare gets second DUI (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2013
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Warpy
(110,913 posts)1. I'd put a rider on that bill
for weekly mandatory drug and alcohol testing of state congressmen.
Sadiedog
(353 posts)2. Perhaps they want to test the wrong people! nt
babylonsister
(170,964 posts)3. Ha! Ya think? nt
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. He should be flooded with calls to get him drug tested. Right now!
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)5. Sure, Sims.
Just as I do not intend to seek any special treatment, I hope that I am not unfairly pre-judged based on rumor and speculation."
Like you unfairly pre-judged welfare recipients based on rumor and speculation?!
Hypocrite!
Thanks for the heads up, babylonsister.