Drinks For The State Legislature Compliments Of Connecticut Taxpayers

 

In the secret physical meeting rooms of Connecticut’s Legislature what apparently has been going on beyond closed doors for a long time has actually come to light through a video of Democrat Representative Robin Comey of Branford on the floor of the House obviously impaired from alcohol trying to speak.  She later admitted her guilt and issued an apology.  Democrat Speaker of the House Matt Ritter “read the riot act” to his caucus about alcohol use (whatever that means in Connecticut) and another crisis seems to be buried and hushed up once again.

This situation of drinking on the job was also brought to light when the upper parking lot of the State Legislator Building was apparently used for tailgating by some legislators for drinks after a session.

If you are a Connecticut Taxpayer you need to ask a few questions.

1.  Why does the State Legislature continue to meet at all hours of the night when discussing and voting on legislation?

2. What would happen if you were drinking or using drugs at your job?  Is drinking or using drugs at your job allowed?

3. Are you allowed to drink in the parking garage and or parking lot of your place of employment either during and or after working hours?

4. Why has this situation apparently gone on for years and been hushed up?

5. How many pieces of legislation and laws have been passed with votes by alcohol impaired State Legislators?  Hundreds? Thousands?  

6. Why is drinking allowed in this Connecticut Taxpayer funded building?

7.  How does an impaired by alcohol State Legislator actually represent the Connecticut Taxpayers in their district?  

This is a serious problem that has come to light.  By “reading the riot act” really does not give Connecticut Taxpayers any assurances that this type of behavior will stop.  It to me just continues to reinforce the concept that our Connecticut State Legislature and in particular the Connecticut Democrat Party is completely irresponsible in its actions and has no regard to the rule of law nor respects in any way shape or form the Connecticut Taxpayers who through their payment of the taxes paid to the state of Connecticut support this Banana Republic based form of government. Starting from Ned Lamont and his family’s hedge fund profits from the Covid-19 crisis to the corruption of Bridgeport, to now alcohol impaired State Legislators, Connecticut Taxpayers again have no rights, no voice in state government nor any reason to keep supporting this legislative body or state government through paying their taxes.

We know our questions will never be answered.  We know when we comment in a public hearing about upcoming legislation it is ignored.  And we now have yet another debacle that will be hushed up and magically go away.

Connecticut’s government is an incoherent, non-functional garbage pail of failed ideas, failed laws and failed leadership.  To me there is no reason to keep funding it.  It is time to start over with a new government as we really have “Taxation Without Representation”.