2007 Senate Bill 56: Ease catering liquor permit restrictions

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Introduced by Sen. John Pappageorge (R) on January 24, 2007, to allow the Liquor Control Commission to issue a supplemental liquor permit to caterers that would allow them to bring liquor and serve it at private events where they also serve food. Under current law, caterers are allowed to serve liquor, but the host of the event must purchase it independently.
- Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on January 24, 2007.
  - Reported in the Senate on May 3, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed 24 to 12 in the Senate on May 10, 2007.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the House on May 10, 2007.
- Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on May 10, 2007.

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1) to: senator jacobs. by Anonymous Citizen on May 12, 2007
how is easing liquor license restrictions HURTING business?

how will it HARM the suppliers of alcohol?

you haven't explained that in your explanation, please do.

restrictive laws and regulations DO hurt business, yet you are against FIXING THAT.

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2) to: senator brown by Anonymous Citizen on May 11, 2007
in case you have forgotten, the proper role of government is as follows.

1. establish Justice

2. insure domestic Tranquility

3. provide for the common defence,

4. promote the general Welfare, and

5. secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity

nowhere in there does it say "control our drinking/smoking/eating/lives."

if you submit every law to the simple five part test, that is to ask yourself before you submit any law the following questions.

does this law establish justice?
does this law ensure domestic tranquility?
does this law provide for the common defense?
does this law promote the general welfare?
does this law secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity?

if you do this, every law you propose will be in following with the constitution you have sworn to protect and uphold.

the pap you have come up with so far is NOT.

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3) to: senator brown. by Anonymous Citizen on May 11, 2007
any move by the legislature that eases restrictions on making money in this state is a good move.

every time someone orders a drink, that is that much more tax money that the state collects.

every time someone gets pulled over at two thirty in the morning because they are simply on the road is a BAD MOVE.

as was proven during prohibition, you cannot legislate away the consumption of alcohol. even George Washington understood this. he was the largest whiskey distiller in the nation while he was president.

he understood that alcohol, while vile and disgusting to some, is wanted by others, and the decision as to which was which was not up to him.

in keeping with this lesson, the decision as to whether or not I drink is NOT UP TO YOU.

the OTHER lesson we learn about prohibition is that it DIDN'T WORK. prohibiting behavior by legislation doesn't work, it's not working for alcohol, it's CERTAINLY not working for drugs.

before drugs became illegal, there were users, certainly, but there were no rampant killings by drug dealers. now that you have made drugs illegal, the business of illegal drugs is booming. you cannot eradicate it, and you certainly are in no position to tax it to gain additional revenues.

you lost that war when you started it.

you are losing the war against drunk driving in the same manner.

certainly, punish drunk drivers, but don't punish the average citizen who is NOT drunk.

drunk drivers will show up on mortuary tables no matter what you do, so just sit back and wait for them, they'll show up eventually.

you can't SAVE them, you can't REHABILITATE them, you can't even CONVINCE them it's wrong.

stop meddling in personal affairs.

stop subsidizing the expenses of drunk driving.

stop criminalizing the citizenry.

maybe then we'll have enough money to pay our bills.

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