A daily dose of philosophical food for your noodle!
A daily dose of philosophical food for your noodle! |
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 | Monday, May 4, 2009 at 5:54:54 mst
Comment ID: #1 Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net The bad thing is that this is pretty much true in most states. Blame it on the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition but replaced it with absolute state control. In a case of turning the Constitution on its head, it pretty much gives individual states control over interstate commerce as it relates to alcohol. In Illinois, "happy hours" are prohibited altogether, which includes bottle service of hard liquor. At the same time, it's legal and quite common for gas stations to sell alcohol, which refutes the "anti-drunk driving" premise behind the happy hour law. | |
| Monday, May 4, 2009 at 21:39:36 mst
Comment ID: #2 Name: infidel91 E-mail: infidel91(at)yahoo.com With the repeal of Prohibition, responsibility for laws regarding alcohol reverted back to the states, where it had originally resided. | |
| Monday, May 4, 2009 at 22:30:46 mst
Comment ID: #3 Name: Richard New York Times = Monkeys write | |
| Monday, May 4, 2009 at 22:31:40 mst
Comment ID: #4 Name: Richard My mistake that was intended for the anagram topic haha. | |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 6:00:38 mst
Comment ID: #5 Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net Infidel, the 21st Amendment gave the states greater control over the importation of alcohol than they had before Prohibition. The ability of a producer in one state to sell goods or services to a customer in another state is interstate commerce. The 21st Amendment (as interpreted) let states place tariffs on or restrict out-of-state producers to the benefit of in-state producers. The recent court cases involving interstate wine shipments overturned some aspects of this asymmetry, but lets other aspects persist. | |
| Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 6:27:10 mst
Comment ID: #6 Name: Galileo Blogs E-mail: rayniles(at)rcniles.com URL: http://galileoblogs.blogspot.com That is an effective piece of pro-individual rights propaganda. Mocking the opposition with truth helps to disarm them morally. It reminds me of the mockery of King George by Americans in the years preceding the Revolution. Also, kudos for the great production values in the presentation. | |
| Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 7:14:30 mst
Comment ID: #7 Name: Steve Simpson E-mail: ssimpson(at)ij.org I was very impressed with the production values when I saw the video as well. When they asked me to be interviewed for it, I really didn't take it terribly seriously--I figured it was just sort of an experiment to see if they could produce something interesting. So I was surprised and pleased when I saw the final product. The two guys who made this one also made another video, again with me as well as two other commentators, on a recent campaign finance case before the Supreme Court. It, too, is quite good. (I don't have the link handy, but if you are intersted I can send it to you.) The interesting thing to me is that, while the final product is very slick and high quality, all that it took to produce it was two guys, some video equipment, and a computer (a Mac, I think). Now, the guys are obviously talented and the video equipment was not cheap (although not wildly expensive either), but my point is that a lot of people could do exactly the same thing--and others should. The government is doing stupid and evil things all the time, so there is just endless material for videos like this. | |
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