Congress Pushes For Ban On Alcohol Consumption On New Yearâs Eve
Â If you were looking to hit your favorite local hotspot for a drink or two on New Yearâs Eve, itâs very possible that you might have to change your plans.In an effort to curb drunk driving accidents and deaths, which are higher on New Yearâs Even and early New Yearâs Day than at any other point in the year, the United States Congress is seeking to pass a law that would outlaw the public consumption of alcohol on those two days of the year.âNo one is saying that you canât have private parties, and that you canât drink at home and have a celebration,â said Congressman George Flint (R-GA), who is spearheading the bill. âThere is nothing wrong with a glass of champagne and a toast to the new year. There is, however, something wrong with the thousands upon thousands of violent car crashes and the hundreds of preventable deaths that happen every year on New Yearâs Eve as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.âFlint says that he is finding support among other members of congress, who also see the dangers in allowing heavy alcohol consumption leading into the new year.âWe are fighting hard to save lives,â said Flint. âIt is for the protection of the people â it is for your own good â that we enact a law like this to prevent the senseless loss of life.âAccording to inside reports, the law has a very good chance of passing,Â although there is concern that people may still drive drunk when leaving their homes, or leaving a friendâs home, after a party.âIf we can even stop one person from being killed who would have been driving home while annihilated drunk from their local bar, then this law will have succeeded,â said Flint. âWe know what is best for everyone, and we will do what we can to protect the people from themselves.ââIf I didnât fear some sort of cruel, government retaliation, Iâd tell them to go straight to hell with this bullshit law,â said bar owner Joe Goldsmith, of Phoenix, Arizona. âMaybe Iâll just close the bar for the night, and have it be for a âprivate partyâ or something. If people want to drink, Iâll damn sure find a way to make it happen.âÂ