Posted on 03/05/2010 10:53:33 AM PST by lainie
SACRAMENTO -- The county district attorney says Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn's blood-alcohol level was .14 percent when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after leaving Faces, a gay bar and nightclub.
Ashburn has voted against every gay rights measure the senate has voted upon, according to Project Vote Smart.
The California Highway Patrol says the Bakersfield lawmaker was arrested early Wednesday after he was spotted driving erratically. Ashburn was taken to the Sacramento County Jail, booked and then released.
Ashburn, the married father of four, was reportedly driving with a male passenger who was not identified.
A spokeswoman for the district attorney's office, Shelly Orio, said Thursday that a breath test showed Ashburn's blood alcohol level was .06 percent above the legal limit.
He was released on $1,400 bond.
The lawmaker was a no-show on the Senate floor Thursday. The state-owned vehicle he was driving when he was arrested has been impounded at the Capitol, Senate sergeant-at-arms Tony Beard Jr. said.
I agree with you.
John L.Sullivan-"I'm John L Sullivan,and I can lick any man in the house!"
Bar Patron- "So,is this your first time in a gay bar?"
I agree. Being a woman didn't mean one automatically thought ERA was the way to go, either. Not that I'm defending drunk driving or cheating on your marriage, but certainly I don't see what those activities or your preferences have to do with your view of the definition of marriage or what should be law.
*Everyone* knows? Refusing the breath test is actually fairly bad legal advice in many states, my own included. The penalty for refusing far exceed the consequences of a DUI conviction.
Had it been a ‘RAT, the article would have been about police brutality and discrimination against “gays”.
>> A married father of four, career politician/Bakersfield RINO left a gay bar around 2 a.m., registered .14 on the breathalyzer when arrested in a state-owned vehicle, and the unknown male in his car has yet to be identified.
Completely repugnant.
SnakeDoc
Nice try Queenie...you just blew your cover.
I don’t think there’s anything hypocritical or wrong about being gay and at the same time believing in upholding the traditional definition of marriage.
I did not realize that there were states where the Fifth Amendment was not recognized.
>> Everyone knows that you should never take the breath test, but for some reason, I think this guy may have loved blowing on that machine.
You should only refuse the breath test if you’re drunk ... you’re gonna get rung up either way, but the evidence will be less conclusive.
If you’re sober, you should NEVER refuse the breath test.
SnakeDoc
Not hardly.
They can suspend your license for a period of time, but that’s about it.
EVERY lawyer I know (and I know quite a few) say to REFUSE any test.
Exactly.
Excellent caveat (which I forgot myself).
Of course, if you have not been drinking you may want to take the Breathalyzer. However, if you have even had just one or two you should not take the breath test.
And if you are rolling out of a gay barn so drunk off your a$$, you are an idiot for blowing.
I have a lawyer friend who thinks it would be a gold mine.
“....and the unknown male in his car has yet to be identified.”
How difficult is it to “identify” Barry Soetoro?
Maybe I’m missing something. Things aren’t always as they seem. Just because he was in a gay bar with a male friend doen’t mean that he is a hypocrite nor gay. I have a gay friend that isn’t in favor of special privileges for gays. There are straights that go to gay bars too.
Blow tests are inaccurate, and the quality and reliability of the software that runs them has been seriously called into question.
Better a blood test if you know you’re not drunk.
Termed out sell-out busted for doing what comes naturally to those without ethics or morals.
This is one of the RINOS who helped the Rats pass the tax increases on Californians last year because he got “his” promise from the Rats.
Choke on your 30 pieces of silver now you douche bag!
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