Hey, another lawsuit. What a shock. This time it's a man suing government because he's not allowed to sell a beer with a label that has Santa on it. Oh, and the name of the beer is "Santa's Butt." Great.

At first it sounds like a silly lawsuit. After all, if this were a free country, then anyone could choose to sell any beer they want. This man doesn't have the absolute right to force someone else to sell his beer. But then you have to understand Maine (and way too many other states): all alcohol is sold by the state, not individuals.

Now the man has a very valid point and should win his lawsuit. When government regulates the products sold (as they shouldn't), they have to adhere to the U.S. Constitution. They're not allowed to supress freedom of speech on beer labels.

Now the only reason this situation even exists is because the state has crammed itself into the business of alcohol sales. If they didn't sell beer, this wouldn't be an issue. One again, overreaching government causes MANY more problems than it solves. Stupid government.

Posted by: Ogre at 01:36 PM | Comments (10) | Add Comment
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1 sheesh but what a name..waza matta with this guy ?..lol

Posted by: Angel at December 03, 2006 05:28 AM (6jcuW)

2 That's a whole 'nuther discussion there...

Posted by: Ogre at December 03, 2006 07:44 PM (ECkKW)

3 So you're in favor of anarchy? Oh, now I finally get why you people think Iraq is going so well!

Posted by: Brad at December 04, 2006 12:58 AM (Pzwcj)

4 Yes, you've redefined words so well that you should write your own dictionary. Yes, because I believe people should be free to sell alcohol, that means I want anarchy. Thanks for stopping along!

Posted by: Ogre at December 04, 2006 01:15 AM (ECkKW)

5 Agreed, the Marine Corps budget should be cut at least 50%

Posted by: Nick at December 04, 2006 03:36 AM (mjeiS)

6 Do you understand what the word "agreed" means? I'm sure you can see the connection between government regulation of alcohol sales and the budget for the Marine Corps, but I don't think anyone else can. Care to explain?

Posted by: Ogre at December 04, 2006 12:17 PM (oifEm)

7 I propose a compromise: The Marine Corps should be the exclusive distributor of Santa's Butt Beer and the profits should be used to care for wounded marines.

Posted by: Weapon of Mass Disturbance at December 04, 2006 02:55 PM (j4p/t)

8 If the Marines were distributing the beer, I'm not sure the public would ever get any...

Posted by: Ogre at December 04, 2006 02:57 PM (oifEm)

9 I saw this news story Friday and laughed. Although it does make me want to buy a sixer and do a review of it.

Posted by: Contagion at December 04, 2006 07:40 PM (MsT2U)

10 I'm not sure if it's a local-only brew that you can only get in New England. I don't have a problem with the beer, just the government screwing things up. I need to run by MASS sometime. I absolutely HATE going to that state, but they have really nice beer laws (thanks, Teddy), so they have tons and tons of different microbrews and the like.

Posted by: Ogre at December 04, 2006 07:45 PM (oifEm)

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