Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Wine Shipments
 

On Tue, 17 May 2005 00:42:00 -0500, Dan Goodman >
wrote:

>On Mon, 16 May 2005 22:26:37 -0700, Roger Shoaf wrote:
>
>> I am all for free trade but I can't figure how it was a 5 to 4 split.
>>
>> I really think liquor laws in this country are nuts. Some places let you
>> buy in bars and taverns but not at the local 7-11 and some places forbid
>> sales after 9 P.M. for booze but beer and wine is OK.
>>
>> Why is it OK to have a drink at 6:00 A.M. but not at 3:00 A.M.?
>>
>> Wet counties, dry counties, all of this is stupid.
>
>The prime purpose of these laws is to show that Something Is Being Done
>About The Problem.

Also. to protect and enrich the liquor distributors.