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Feds Threaten Nebraska if DUI Law Not Changed

By Lawrence Taylor

As everyone knows, each state has the right to enact DUI laws it feels appropriate for its citizens. The federal government has no authority to dictate to the state legislatures what those laws should be.  That’s the theory. The reality is that federal bureaucrats routinely coerce states by threatening to withhold badly-needed federal funds.  And this approach has frequently been used where drunk driving laws are involved.  Result:  almost all states have now lowered their blood-alcohol limits to .08%, passed per se laws (illegal to drive with .08% blood-alcohol even if sober), required automatic license suspensions by the arresting officer, and imposed "zero tolerance" (.01 or .02%) on drivers under 21. In today’s news: Bill Would Nix DUI Offenders’ Ability to Drive to Probation Appointments Lincoln, NE...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on March 13, 2010 (boomark / email).