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astra_nomer) wrote2008-01-24 05:26 pm
astra_nomer) wrote2008-01-24 05:26 pm
Another reason not to live in Virginia
Sangria is banned in Virginia.
Okay, so it's based on an obscure prohibition-era law that prohibits the mixing beer or wine with spirits, but it shouldn't be too hard to overturn, right? Right?
Here's a quote from the article:
This is where I burst out into mocking laughter. Bwahahaha!
Okay, so it's based on an obscure prohibition-era law that prohibits the mixing beer or wine with spirits, but it shouldn't be too hard to overturn, right? Right?
Here's a quote from the article:
"We're a little nervous of expanding the law," said House Minority Leader Ward L. Armstrong (D-Henry), who served for 16 years on a committee that wrote alcohol laws. "We're a conservative state and a conservative legislature. Some of that's good. Some of it's bad."(Emphasis mine.)
This is where I burst out into mocking laughter. Bwahahaha!