VIA TPMuckraker: With Drunk Driving Charge, Voter ID Bill Sponsor Might Not Have A License Anymore:
The sponsor of an Ohio bill which restricts access to the ballot box was arrested back in April on drunk driving charges while he had a 26-year-old woman in his car and Viagra in his system, according to police reports.
On April 23, an Indiana state trooper pulled Rep. Robert Mecklenborg over for a burned out headlight on a 2004 Lexus he was driving. After failing three separate field sobriety tests, Mecklenborg allegedly refused to take a breath test and was placed under arrest. A blood test later revealed that he had recently taken a Viagra.
First: since when do police drug tests check for Viagra?
Second: yes, he is married and the 26 year-old allegedly has connections to a strip club near the site of the arrest.
And an FYI: the Ohio voter ID bill in question only requires a photo ID, not a state-issued one, so if he should lose his driver’s license, he may not have to bother with getting state ID to vote.
A news account of the arrest, which took place in Indiana, can be found here: State Rep. Arrested On Drunken Driving Charge.
