SENATE BILL: Public Intoxication Act (Redraft Passed-Law'd)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Sponsor: TNF

[Cincinnatus]

At the very least, I won't have to post bail for Duke anymore. 

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

As a heavy drinker, I support this bill.

[Lumine]

I'm usually not a fan of this type of legislation, but the bill does not allow for any type of disorderly conduct, which makes it quite reasonable. My concerns here are related to the consumption of decriminalized drugs, since I'm not sure it would be a good idea to allow for their consumption in public spaces.

[windjammer]

So this bill would end the possibility of smoking ban in public places?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am completely against this. Localities and communities have every right to regulate things like public smoking and things that affect their community in such fashion as long as people are free to depart from the community to one that allows public smoking.

I cannot understand the desire of Senator TNF to deprive communities of the right to protect its citizens from the voluntary, irresponsible actions of a few.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Federal law currently prohibits the public consumption of some substances. I am very much in favor of getting rid of that prohibition, but I think localities are best able to decide when and where to make restrictions.

[TNF]

The purpose of this bill is to end the harassment of otherwise law abiding citizens by law enforcement. It does not allow for anything more than that, and would not allow folks to not get in trouble for other criminal activities they may engage in while under the influence. It simply ends the charging of persons with a crime simply for being intoxicated in public.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I stand with TNF here, hand in hand. We mustn't punish people for enjoying booze as much as I do.

Maybe if a drunk is harassing someone, sure, but otherwise, taking them in because they seem drunk should never happen. As a drunk myself, this will be a welcome day when we end this practice.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I really don't care about the booze man.


Marijuana is typically smoked and clause 3 of Section 2 could prohibit smoking bans from being applied to them by local communites. That is unacceptable to me. It is one thing to repeal smoking bans at the federal level, but it is quite another to then to use the power of the Federal Government to forcefully pollute the air breathed by the vast majority just so that an irresponsible minority is not inconvenienced. It should be left up to the individual communities to make that decision.

[TNF]

Would this address your concerns, Yankee?

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Its an improvement to be sure, but I need to consider it some.

I don't like the limitations placed in number 4.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment is adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So are we ready for a final vote then?

[TNF]

Assuming no one has anything else they'd like to add, sure.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on the underlying legislations, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[TNF]

Aye

[President Tyrion]

Abstain

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Aye.

If loutful conduct's still prohibited
I think that I can find it in myself
To vote yes on this bill, good gentlemen.

[Lumine]

Nay.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

NAY

Its better, but I am still not satisfied with Section 2.

[Talleyrand]

AYE

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Nay

I realized 1 and 3 of section 2 conflict.

[bore]

Aye

This is a worthwhile bill, but I certainly wouldn't mind duke vetoing it so more work can be done on it.