Dmlsys23
Well-Known Member
Congrats Alabama! I was so mad on your behalf but this news made my day!
isleofman said:I think the AL bill will become law when signed. So we may yet beat out MS.
alestateyall said:I have tried to be supportive and avoid rubbing it in, but, now that you guys have passed the legislative step I will point out the Mississippi bill was signed by the governor March 18, 2013.
Mississippi is the 49th state to pass legislation decriminalizing home brewing. Alabama is last in this category.
Alabama will be the 49th state to decriminalize home brewing. Mississippi will be last in this category.
Bentley has 6 days (excluding Sunday) to sign the bill or it becomes law without his signature. So worst case date for effectiveness in Alabama is May 14, 2013.
PS. When y'all hit your 15 gallon quarterly limit come on over to my house. I can store up to 185 more gallons for you
PS. When y'all hit your 15 gallon quarterly limit come on over to my house. I can store up to 185 more gallons for you
aubiecat said:Maybe I could just call it "Alabama Reformation Ale."
Governor Bentley,
I am writing to ask you to please sign HB9, popularly know as the Alabama Homebrew Bill. As it stands today, we are the last state in the nation that still views brewing beer at home as a crime. As a matter of fact, Alabama is now one of the very last governments outside of those under Islamic Sharia law (such as Iran, Afghanistan, etc) that treats brewing beer as a crime.
Home brewing was legalized on the federal level back in the Carter administration. It is clearly long past time for Alabama to repeal this Prohibition Era law.
Home brewing is about a hobby, a craft - not about drunkenness. It is far quicker (and cheaper) to buy alcohol legally from a store than it is to brew at home. Instead, brewing is much like cooking a gourmet meal for yourself - you try to make the very best quality beer that you can, for the simple pleasure of the process... and, of course, to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
I applaud the Legislature for finally working in a bipartisan manner to legalize home brewing, and today, I respectfully ask you to please sign this bill into law.
Sincerely,
Olan Suddeth
Lake View, Alabama
I think I saw someone in Japan saying it was illegal to brew over there although I'm not sure if it's a Beer/Sake distinction or not. Nevertheless, I'll be sure to send over my support to Governor Bentley.
I believe there is a club that meets in Pelham actually on Wednesday nights. As soon as its officially legal that is.
First Wednesday night of every month.
So I hear.
-Rich
No worries. Wasn't trying to destruct your argument.
That said, I wonder if the passage means Deep South Brew will be reopening in Montgomery. I know two LHBS is overkill but couldn't hurt. Plus the only homebrew club I knew of in this area met @ Deep South.
Does anyone know why Senator Holzclaw was absent when the bill went to vote? Did the opposition try to sneak it in when there were fewer supporters there?
Huff, did you have any idea that this was going to come up for vote last night?
Huff, did you have any idea that this was going to come up for vote last night?
Congressman Merrill,
Last night, the Senate passed HB9 (the Homebrewing Bill). Of course, you opposed the bill in the House, just as you have in every occasion since you first took office.
Despite the best efforts of the ALCAP faction and those who support them (such as yourself), Alabama finally joined the other 49 states in the Union - as well as most of the free world - in allowing the personal liberty for adults to brew beer in their own homes.
Did you know that - assuming Governor Bentley does not veto the bill - the only remaining goverments that actually deny home brewing will be Japan and the various Islamic Sharia-ruled countries?
I hope that you will think about that for a moment. I know that you claim opposition to home brewing based off of your Christian principles, yet the fact that you have no other reason for opposition puts you on equal moral ground (in this respect) to the Taliban.
This country was founded on personal liberty, Congressman. My own personal views are as conservative as they come... but to me, freedom of religion means that I cannot, in good conscience, dictate how others should behave based solely on my own religious beliefs. Free adults should be allowed to live their lives as they choose as long as they do not hurt others.
I hope that your heart is in the right place, Congressman, but I implore you to remember that your job, as the Representative of District 62, is to act as your disctrict's voice in Montgomery. To represent all of your contituents, not just those that share your same views of morality.
When the time comes to vote, I will vote for a candidate that votes on the merits of the issues themselves, as opposed to one who applies his own preconceived notions, no matter how noble the intent of those notions. Can you honestly say that you are the former?
Sincerely,
Olan Suddeth
Lake View, Alabama (your constituent)
Does this also mean we may still be able to beat Mississippi? Lol just messin but seriously?
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