L.C. 9.5 - Alchohol Policy Adjustment Act - Tabled

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Alchohol Policy Adjustment Act

An Act to Loosen Alchohol Policies
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1. The legal age to purchase and consume alcohol in Lincoln shall be 18 years of age.
2. No jurisdiction in Lincoln may any law prohibiting the legal consumption of alcohol in public places except while operating machinery which may be dangerous to operate under the influence.
  2.1 All such policies are hereby repealed.
3. This act shall take effect 1 month after passage.

Sponsor: Ishan
Occupying: Opposition Slot 1 of 2

Sponsor, please advocate for your bill.

[S019]

Yeah no, this was debated already, so we really shouldn't be doing this nonsense again

[Continential]

I’ll advocate for this after my LOA

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I support this legislation

[OBD]

Didn't y'all agree that Section II had to be scrubbed?

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Didn't y'all agree that Section II had to be scrubbed?

Those of us who were in that Council did. There are multiple first term members in this Council including myself.

The bill was introduced in a form that included section 2, and I support the bill as introduced.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Hello, just wanted to fly on in from Arkansas to make a comment.

2. No jurisdiction in Lincoln may any law prohibiting the legal consumption of alcohol in public places except while operating machinery which may be dangerous to operate under the influence.

As someone who has a pet peeve of vague and weirdly-written wording, I don't like this. "Public place" can be a loose term. Depending on how you define it, no jurisdiction in your region will be allowed to prohibit Lincolnites from consuming alcohol in public libraries, government buildings, hospitals, and parks. I don't have a degree in legal interpretation, so don't take my words as gospel, but I'd consider either rewording or scrapping this section. It's a legal nightmare waiting to happen.

[Continential]

Due to the fact that I have access to a computer, I'll advocate for this,
I believe this for the reasons I outlined in the previous attempt to pass this bill

Open Container Laws target people of color
My reason why we should lower to drinking age to 18: If an 18 year old can join the military or they can smoke, get married, work full time, and they are treated as a adult legally,  a 18 year old should have the right to drink alcohol.

[Former President tack50]

I'd personally be in favour of a bill to make alcohol legal at 16 for beer and cider; but this is a good bill. Though I'd be very surprised if it had not been tackled before already.

[S019]

I'm moving to table this, we already debated it once, and debating it again is a waste of time

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I'm moving to table this, we already debated it once, and debating it again is a waste of time

This Council has different members now with different opinions.


The vote is on the motion offered.

NAY

[S019]

AYE

[Brother Jonathan]

Aye

[Continential]

Nay

[Continential]

Presuming the bill isn't tabled, I'll introduce a amendment to correct grammatical mistakes

Alchohol Alcohol Policy Adjustment Act

An Act to Loosen Alchohol Alcohol Policies
Quote
1. The legal age to purchase and consume alcohol in Lincoln shall be 18 years of age.
2. No jurisdiction in Lincoln may any law prohibiting the legal consumption of alcohol in public places except while operating machinery which may be dangerous to operate under the influence.
  2.1 All such policies are hereby repealed.
3. This act shall take effect 1 month after passage.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Time has expired and the vote is tied 2-2. The Governor shall be contacted to break the tie.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Aye.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The bill is tabled 3-2