Legislative Bill Six
The Group of Thirteen faced another challenge after Sen. Siekman introduced a bill that would make social hosts responsible for drunk driving accidents. While the Group of Thirteen was in support of the bill, opposition rose from the supposed "minority." They argued that the social hosts should not be held responsible if the social hosts can not identify whether or not a person is drunk. This argument drove on for a very long time in Select File to the point that a filibuster was threatened by the "minority." Wishing to avoid a filibuster and overcome the hurdle of bringing the bill to Final Reading, the Group of Thirteen ceased arguments on the bill and rushed to invoke cloture. After cloture was invoked, the Group of Thirteen yet again found many of their supporters fall away from the party when a mere 12-8 vote was recorded. Later on Governor Forsell vetoed the bill citing the same arguments of the "minority." However, this time the Group of Thirteen stood stronger and overrode the veto with a 15-5 vote.
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