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Have You Heard Of Anything More Stupid
By Matt Margolis | January 22, 2006
A state senator wants to force Missouri stores to sell warm beer. Under a bill by Sen. Bill Alter, grocery and convenience stores would risk losing their liquor licenses if they sold beer colder than 60 degrees. The intent is to cut down on drunken driving by making it less tempting to pop open a beer after leaving the store.
“The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away,” Alter, who has been a police offer for more than 20 years, said Thursday.
He said the idea came from a fifth-grade student in Jefferson County who was participating in a program to teach elementary students about state government. He sought their suggestions for new laws and chose the cold beer ban from a list of the top three ideas.
A government that can regulate the temperature which beer can be sold is a government out of control…
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January 22nd, 2006 at 12:50 am
“A government that can regulate the temperature which beer can be sold is a government out of control…”
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Fully agree… And for many reasons, beer needs to be kept cold… Not the least of which is quality…
Any state can enforce all the DWI/DUI laws they want, I have no problem with that, but to even attempt to dictate the temp of beer??? That is beyond the pale…
Drink responsibly…
That’s NOT just an expression… Personal responsibility is something a lot of folks have NEVER even tried, they want the government to do all their thinking for them…
January 23rd, 2006 at 2:59 pm
I’m not fond of beer, or alcohol for that matter, and even I’m mad at this total moron! I hope this senator is either recalled or sent back home at the end of his/her term!
January 25th, 2006 at 8:50 am
According to his site, He’s a Republican. No big surprise there as Repubs have been on the war path for greater control on our lives.
January 25th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Are we truly in a free country? Guess this puts the small businesses on state borders out of business. NOW people will travel state lines because of temperature - - hmmm. I am truly glad I don’t like beer and cigarettes. HOWEVER - I truly dislike being baby-sat when I’m over 40! Bought a low-end Chevy to save on gas and you can’t even lock your driver side door, as I always do with my hands full, elbowing the lock on the way out. NOW - the “baby-sitting” squad has forced you to wait until you are out of the car and forced to carry fewer items on the way out so that you can manage to use the key in the door in order to lock it! Seems some “bimbos” can’t remember to take their keys with them; so, we are all placed under “bimbo” control!