Missouri banning cold beers ?

Mo. lawmaker seeks to ban cold beer sales
By CHRIS BLANK
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator wants to force Missouri stores to sell warm beer. Under a bill by Sen. Bill Alter, grocery and convenience stores would risk losing their liquor licenses if they sold beer colder than 60 degrees. The intent is to cut down on drunken driving by making it less tempting to pop open a beer after leaving the store.
"The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away," Alter, who has been a police offer for more than 20 years, said Thursday.

~OK, I think that I am speaking for all beer drinkers when I say that it sucks ass to come home with beer to watch a game or whatever, and stick the beers in the freezer! Have you ever forgotten one of them fuckers in the freezer ? Mmmmmm beer slushie !~

He said the idea came from a fifth-grade student in Jefferson County who was participating in a program to teach elementary students about state government. He sought their suggestions for new laws and chose the cold beer ban from a list of the top three ideas.

~A fifth grader ?!?! They got their decision from a fifth grader ?!?! Oh sure, who else to be a better advocate for beer laws than a twerpy little fifth grader ! ~

"I thought it had the best chance at getting legislative attention," said Alter, R-High Ridge. "Plus, I think it's a good idea whether or not other people do."

~It definitely got their attention, retard ... with another stupid-ass law. ~

Some lawmakers and lobbyists, however, are lukewarm about the idea.

~ha ha ha, nice fuckin pun, Chris ... oy ~

Ron Leone, executive vice president for the Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, said the combination of Missouri's drinking and driving laws and designated driver programs already have curbed the number of people who drink and drive.
"It would be an inconvenience for law-abiding citizens who want to purchase cold beer for picnics, parties and social gatherings," he said. "People who want to drive drunk will drive drunk anyway."

~Well said! Ron sounds like he knows what he is talking about! But maybe we should take the advice of a fifth grader .... Bah fuck that! ~

Leone said he didn't know if there was a standard temperature at which beer is sold, but added that most refrigerators are set in the mid-to-low 40s.
Alter said the student who suggested the legislation would be a witness at the bill's hearing, which hasn't been scheduled.
Last year, a fourth-grade class from Kansas City submitted a proposal to make the American bullfrog the state amphibian. It passed in the final moments of the 2005 legislative session.
Alter said the jump from naming state animals to restricting how alcohol can be purchased didn't really surprise him.

~Makes mental note here, 'Don't move to Missouri or kids will be making the laws, since the adults don't know how to.' ~

"You never know what's on the mind of young kids - some of them are pretty smart," he said.

~ Some of the are pretty smart ?!? As compared to what ?!?? Oy .... Fuck that, I don't think that any state should be selling warm beer only. No way! So, I urge all people to vote against this ridiculous law or send cold beer to Missouri anyway! ~

Beer bill is SB763.