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<blockquote data-quote="Dale Carlson" data-source="post: 601950" data-attributes="member: 56095"><p>Oh I know, Tom. TJR keeps poking at us about the legality of this law, and I was just poking back at him with the same stick. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I use to deal directly with high-level bureaucracies and government agencies on a daily basis. There's always the "official" line and the public agenda, and then there's the behind-the-scenes reasons. In my mind, it's not just about direct revenues from the fines, though that's a factor, I'm sure. This thing is also about getting a bigger budget from the state in the next fiscal year - "Hey, look what we did with our current budget. Just think about what we can do with more." It's about building a bigger TABC rice bowl - I think the TABC commission is getting a little tired of shuffling liquor licenses and busting under-age drinkers, and want to expand their charter and scope of operations. It might even be about getting the TABC commissioner elected as the state Attorney General, at some point (he's a lawyer).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale Carlson, post: 601950, member: 56095"] Oh I know, Tom. TJR keeps poking at us about the legality of this law, and I was just poking back at him with the same stick. :P I use to deal directly with high-level bureaucracies and government agencies on a daily basis. There's always the "official" line and the public agenda, and then there's the behind-the-scenes reasons. In my mind, it's not just about direct revenues from the fines, though that's a factor, I'm sure. This thing is also about getting a bigger budget from the state in the next fiscal year - "Hey, look what we did with our current budget. Just think about what we can do with more." It's about building a bigger TABC rice bowl - I think the TABC commission is getting a little tired of shuffling liquor licenses and busting under-age drinkers, and want to expand their charter and scope of operations. It might even be about getting the TABC commissioner elected as the state Attorney General, at some point (he's a lawyer). [/QUOTE]
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