Sonny's international influence
Hugo Chavez has apparently been following the Sunday sales issue here in Georgia and has decided to take a page out of Sonny and Sadie's book:
For beer and whisky-loving Venezuelans, Easter this year won't be an alcohol-soaked drinking fest.Again...not an April Fools joke.President Hugo Chavez has imposed a ban on alcohol sales during Holy Week in an attempt to reduce accidents and crimes, prompting a run on liquor stores.
The decree prohibits alcohol sales on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday next week.
A more limited ban, restricting sales to between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., including at restaurants and bars, went into effect Friday and will last through April 9.
The sudden, unprecedented measure confused many Venezuelans who raced to stash up before Friday, thinking that would be their last chance to buy for more than a week.
H/T: Brad @ The Liberty Papers
Comments
So the Republicans are closer to being like Chavez than the Democrats. HMMM. Senator John Chavez Douglas has a nice ring to it.
Posted by: Doug the big L | April 1, 2007 08:56 PM
Senator John Chavez Douglas has a nice ring to it.
I have to assume you're joking.
If not, don't you think that's a little extreme?
Posted by: Jace Walden | April 2, 2007 11:23 AM
Jace
Do you not think sen. Douglas would ban all alchol if he could? Don't you think he would pass laws that are based on HIS religion? Douglas is not a freedom loving kind of guy.I do think he was right to go battle with the NRA
Posted by: Doug Craig | April 2, 2007 01:11 PM
Doug,
Seeing as how I have witnessed Senator Douglas consume alcohol first hand, no, I do not think he would ban it.
Yes, I do think he legislates in accordance with his personal moral convictions. I don't agree with him on some points, but to say that he and Hugo Chavez are the same is just stupid, and you know it.
Posted by: Jace Walden | April 2, 2007 02:22 PM
On the issue of Property Rights I'd say Chavez and Douglas are on the opposite extremes.
Posted by: Chris Farris | April 2, 2007 04:33 PM
Yeah, Republicans want to take away my ability to spend my income on beer. Democrats just want to take away my income.
Posted by: Brad Warbiany | April 2, 2007 07:44 PM