fotoman311 50 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 http://www.freep.com/article/20081219/NEWS...90410/1008/NEWS LANSING -- Direct shipment of wine to Michigan consumers, except under tightly controlled conditions, will be shut down under legislation that was headed toward final approval in the state Legislature on Thursday night. The legislation -- prompted by a federal court decision striking down a state law that prohibited out-of-state retailers from shipping wine to consumers, while permitting in-state retailers to do so -- won easy approval in the state Senate and faces little opposition in the House. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRguy 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Sounds like there is some Blagojevichin' going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suydam 1 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 Sounds like there is some Blagojevichin' going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John E 9 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 It's all about control. Welcome to the Police State. The United States is no longer free. ~John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GR Jackson 2 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 Maybe its time to make your own wine. You can avoid dealing with anyone then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jas49503 62 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 It's all about control. Welcome to the Police State. The United States is no longer free. ~John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRDadof3 2432 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 I don't get this legislation, and that article makes it more confusing. Is it now prohibited to buy beer and wine online and have it shipped to you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
einsteinrig 1 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 It's all about control. Welcome to the Police State. The United States is no longer free. ~John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fotoman311 50 Report post Posted December 21, 2008 I don't get this legislation, and that article makes it more confusing. Is it now prohibited to buy beer and wine online and have it shipped to you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kib 3 Report post Posted December 21, 2008 Also worth noting, the Wholesalers and Distributors got another gift from Lansing forcing taxpayers to foot the bill as well as putting an extra burden on retailers accepting bottle returns, so Kramer & Newman don't rip them off... Bottle return scam These guys must really be pulling some juice (or rather contributing some lettuce ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grandrollerz 4 Report post Posted December 21, 2008 Simple solution: A national bottle deposit program, 10 cents all around. Unfortunately, if they are having these types of problems, it's unlikely the bill will be expanded (*I* wish it would be). MUCC push to expand bottle bill. Some info on programs here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingbert 615 Report post Posted December 22, 2008 That is my understanding of what this legislation does. A year or two ago a federal court said that Michigan couldn't allow in-state retailers to ship wines to Michigan consumers, but ban out of state retailers from doing so. So, this is the wonderful response we get. Now it's ALL banned. I mean, this is not as backwards as Pennsylvania's laws ( http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf..._sales_irk.html ) or many of the other crazy laws around the country ( beer in Mississippi can't be over 6% ABW, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22958512/ ), but it's a step in the wrong direction. I think the biggest reason for this is to protect tax revenues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
