Doyle Won’t Sign Drunk Driving Pledge

Heh.

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle claims OWI reform is a leading issue on his agenda, but he will not sign a student’s pledge agreeing to resign if he is ever caught drinking and driving.

A group of students from Schofield created “Lacey’s Pledge” and sent it to Wisconsin lawmakers. The namesake of the bill is Lacey Meinel, a local girl who was killed in a drunk driving accident. The pledge asked them to agree to resign if arrested for OWI. To their dismay, only one lawmaker actually signed the agreement.

The Governor did issue a statement, saying he thinks he is already held accountable for his actions through the votes of his constituents.

I wouldn’t sign it either.