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- In response to a guest editorial in the Sun-Sentinel, Julie Simon of Miramar asks, "... does anyone honestly think that changing our alcohol laws to allow easier access is going to help curb underage drinking or help police officers?" Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel- April 11, 2005.
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In a letter to the editor, Florida Police Chiefs Association President, Chief Jay Romine, explains how weakening Florida's alcohol control laws will not help law enforcement officers, but make their jobs harder. He also details how and why a weakened system would not prevent underage drinking, but open an unchecked, unregulated avenue for easy alcohol access. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel- April 4, 2005.
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Gerard Vernot, of Tallahassee, expressed his concern about underage drinking in a letter to the editor and recapped some points the Florida Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking presented at their February press conference. Tallahassee Democrat– Feb. 20, 2005.
- In a letter to Senator Dockery, Angela Miller of Lakeland “wholeheartedly supports any legislation that prevents teenagers and other underage young adults from more easily obtaining alcohol.” Lakeland Ledger– Feb. 16, 2005.
- Area wine lovers have mixed feeling about Florida’s Internet sales ban. Although ordering out-of-state wine over the Internet would be convenient, some realize the risks it brings to underage drinking. Bradenton Herald– Feb. 13, 2005.
- Hopping on the Internet, ordering a bottle of wine from a California vineyard and shipping it to your door is illegal in Florida. The case before the Supreme Court is weighing the issue. Ban backers that say it helps keep alcohol from minors. Miami Herald– Feb. 10, 2005.
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Attorney General Charlie Crist supports Florida law regarding mail order alcohol sales. In a press conference with law enforcement officers and representatives from the Florida Retail Federation, Crist explained how current law helps prevent underage drinking. St. Petersburg Times – Feb. 2, 2005.
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The Florida Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking graphically presented their concerns at a Tuesday news conference, opening three boxes of alcohol that had been shipped to a 20-year-old Florida State University student, at the group’s request. Gainesville Sun– Feb. 2, 2005; Lakeland Ledger – Feb. 2, 2005; Ocala Star Banner– Feb. 2, 2005.
- Florida law protects our children from alcohol abuse. Chief Jay Romine, president of the Florida Police Chiefs Association, explains the importance of Florida's alcohol laws and how dismantling these safeguards would open an uncontrollable access of alcohol to minors. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel– Dec. 27, 2004; Tallahassee Democrat– Dec. 22, 2004; Florida Times Union– Dec. 18, 2004.
- Underage drinking affects everyone in our communities, not just our children. Bill Stephens, Executive Director of the Christian Coalition of Florida, comments on the danger of online alcohol sales and the importance of keeping Florida's alcohol laws in place. Panama City News-Herald– Dec. 15, 2004.
- Even if the U.S. Supreme Court were to immediately rule on the constitutionality of interstate alcohol shipments, action in Florida will not take place over night. Bradenton Herald– Dec. 8, 2004
- U.S. Supreme Court justices consider whether state alcohol laws put in place when Prohibition was lifted should remain. St. Pete Times– Dec. 8, 2204
- An in-depth look at the case currently before the Supreme Court regarding states' importation of wine. PBS– Dec. 7, 2004.
- U.S. Supreme Court hears case that affects whether you can buy wine over the Internet. Capitol News Service– Dec. 7, 2004
- Liquor could fall into the wrong hands as proven by this Maryland sting where a minor ordered alcohol online and faced no signature or ID requests from the delivery person. Not only is selling liquor to a minor illegal, but shipping liquor into Maryland from out-of-state is a felony. WBFF-TV, Baltimore, Nov. 10, 2004
- The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term and will hear arguments Dec. 7 regarding two cases challenging New York’s and Michigan’s bans on direct-to-consumer shipments of wine. DM News.com— Oct. 5, 2004
- Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, a group from Gonzaga University in Washington, ordered beer and wine over the Internet and had it delivered to their front doors without ever being questioned for identification. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter, August 9, 2004
- U.S. Supreme Court agrees to resolve conflicting rulings in Michigan and New York regarding states’ right to control out-of-state Internet and catalogue sales of beer, wine and liquor as regulated by the 21 st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. USA Today, June 10, 2004
- In a recent Boston sting by Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, four online retailers without Massachusetts state licenses and three shippers, Ups, FedEx and DHL, were found to have sold and delivered alcohol to minors. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, June 8, 2004
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