The Eighteenth Amendment, it should be said, is nearly everybody's prime example of a constitutionally dumb idea
You
may think we are living in the 21st century, but the effects of the
20th century’s Prohibition laws live on today. Saturday was the 90th
anniversary of Prohibition’s enactment – January 16, 1920 – with the
18th Amendment to the US Constitution, so I thought I would provide a
link for those interested in reviewing its history (thanks to
Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States. To quote
Laurence Tribe, the great Harvard legal scholar, “The Eighteenth
Amendment, it should be said, is nearly everybody's prime example of a
constitutionally dumb idea.”
For those who did not see it, Dave
McIntyre of the Washington Post wrote an article yesterday entitled
“Why Maryland consumers can't buy wine online” in which he says:
“Direct
shipping will not be the end of the traditional three-tier system of
winery-wholesaler-retailer. Consumers will still buy most of their wine
in stores, where they can taste a sample before investing, benefit from
the advice of a trusted retailer and return the occasional off bottle.
But direct shipping will allow consumers access to the variety of wines
available. It will benefit consumers. It will benefit the Maryland wine
industry. And it will benefit Maryland. It's time to pass this law.”
We
couldn't agree more! Please be sure to forward the following petition
link to your friends and neighbors so we can represent their interests
before their elected officials and follow Dave McIntyre’s advice:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/maryland-consumer-direct-ship-petition
We
have over 1,200 people signed up on our way to 10,000 and need as many
as possible from different districts. Feel free to personalize your
comments. There are some real zingers!
Tastefully yours,
Adam Borden
Executive Director
Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws
4315 Underwood Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: (443) 570-8102
http://www.mbbwl.org
Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/219249/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mbbwl
MeetUp: http://www.meetup.com/Marylanders-for-Better-Beer-Wine-Laws/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1873279
Donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2184279
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