Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Local community votes to continue prohibition

I can't believe I'm writing this in 2017.

The unincorporated town of Piner in Kenton County is dry: No alcohol may be sold there. Yesterday, there was an election in that precinct on whether to finally repeal prohibition. Piner voted 55% to 45% to remain dry.

In 2016, Donald Trump won Piner by a 5-to-1 margin. How can a community that votes for a man who has been a champion of excess deny personal choices to its citizenry? How can a village that votes for Tea Party candidates - who claim to be for "limited government" - vote to ban alcohol?

The hypocrisy of many of those who claim to support "limited government" is mind-blowing.

(Source: http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2017/05/09/piner-votes-keep-ban-alcohol-sales)

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