Senate passes bill to make keg parties a thing of the past

The Birmingham News via AL.com ^ | 1/18/06 | DAVID WHITE

[southernerwithanattitude]

WOOHOO! Time to open a keg shop on I-20! Put one there and one in Rome ga.. We can get some of our firecracker money back!

[elkfersupper]

I don't think I could drink enough draft beer to get drunk.

Well, at least we have fond memories of trying, eh?

[Vicomte13]

Are the Baptists behind this?

Were religious organizations supporting this bill?

Just wondering...

[Pilsner]

I don't think I could drink enough draft beer to get drunk.

Anybody who thinks that needs a lecture from Vince Lombardi on giving 110% : )

[Max in Utah]

I don't think I could drink enough draft beer to get drunk.

I don't think it's staying inside you long enough to take effect. You must have a leak.

[inneroutlaw]

LOL! Great post!

[SheLion]

Slippery slope is where we were in the early 90s. We are in free-fall off the cliff now.

I think you are right. 

[Welsh Rabbit]

This screws over people with home taps as well.

There's no reason why a normal, well-adjusted person should have a keg in their home. It just isn't decent! /neoprohibitionist mode off

[elkfersupper]

Are the Baptists behind this? Were religious organizations supporting this bill?

Nah! Without booze, dancing, card games and cohabitation, the Baptists wouldn't have an agenda (raised a Baptist, so I can say that).

Given the vote tally (30-0), it's more likely that statists of all stripes (and MADD) are behind this.

[ChefKeith]

I predict a booming keg-sales business in neighboring states.

ROAD TRIP!!!

[Nothometoday]

A keg party is a rite of passage, I am rather sick of people saying what is good....and what is bad. Where did freedom of choice go ?

[ChefKeith]

But hey they can still smoke there so all you need to do is bring a truckload of kegs;)

[inneroutlaw]

...(and MADD) are behind this.

Oh, up to their eyeballs!

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I am a believer in seat belts. I have seen a lot of people hurt or killed due to not wearing seat belts.

[sarasmom]

I was 20 years old when I "hosted" my first young adult party at my own apartment.
(100% attended by 100+ active duty USAF enlisted personnel)
Along with a keg of beer, was an alternative alcohol laced beverage, a brand new plastic lined aluminum garbage can with a base of several bottles of "Everclear" , and an eclectric mixture of canned fruit punch and soda.
Given the earned wisdom of age and 20/20 hindsight...I think a keg of beer alone would have sufficed. Do they still sell Everclear? /sarcasm//

[Richard Kimball]

I keep remembering that line from The Once and Future King, "Everything not compulsory is forbidden."

[kempo]

I live in a dry county in Arkansas. The nearest wet county is 25 miles away. This wet county is surrounded by dry counties. Guess where everyone in these five counties go to shop and eat out. Guess which one of these counties is growing faster than the other counties? If you see someone you know from your dry county in a bar or liquor store they act like they don't see you or don't know you. Out lawing kegs will only make them more appealing to young people. How stupid can you get.

[Wolfie]

More fun and games for the folks who thought we could have just little bit of a Nanny State.

[KevinDavis]

I wonder if the movie about Steve Walsh's kid had anything to do with the over-nanny craze????

[NaughtiusMaximus]

No smokes, no beer . . .

A fair joyless place this brave new world.

Enjoy your bowl of granola and don't be late for your yoga lesson. I'm sleeping in.