Driver's License Suspended On Doctor's Report

(Lebanon, Pennsylvania) Keith Emerich had his driver's license suspended after his doctor notified the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that he admitted to drinking 6 to 12 beers daily. County Judge Bradford Charles has upheld the decision and ordered Emerich to install an expensive ignition interlock device on his car to prevent him from driving while drinking. Otherwise, he has lost his privileges to drive.

I guess there is no longer anything like doctor-patient privilege. It also appears that Emerich is being punished without having committed a crime. There is no law (yet) prohibiting beer drinking and there is no evidence that Emerich drove while drinking. "Innocent until proven guilty" has been replaced with "punished for talking to your doctor."

If the liberals get their national health care program, we'll see more extensive Gestapo-like rules and just think of the amount of liberty that will disappear. My advice would be to keep one's mouth shut when around government informants, like doctors.