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Joe Scarborough: I would just like to say in closing, again bringing up what I brought up at the very beginning of the debate. We can…

On the recordAugust 3, 1999
I would just like to say in closing, again bringing up what I brought up at the very beginning of the debate. We can talk about a lot of different things, we can throw red herrings in front of the people in this Chamber, but in the end the dividing line of this bill is between legal alcohol sales and illegal alcoholic sales. We have had some people who are angry because they say we are trying to destroy local wineries. Again, the only local wineries that will be destroyed will be the local wineries whose very existence depends on illegal sales, because their legal sales will not be affected. We have people that are angry because we are not limiting this to merely people under 21 years of age. Their argument seems to be that if you are 21 years old and 1 day, then illegal bootlegging to you is okay while it is not okay to minors. That is just not right. ... Now I am asking you and everybody in this House to join with me and support the banning of illegal alcoholic sales.
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Discussing the implications of a bill on legal and illegal alcohol sales.

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