Supporters of the measure claimed that the requirement for a wall was antiquated and that the bill was simply implementing the free market.  Opponents attacked the measure as bad for small business and as opening the door to increased consumption and theft by youth and those struggling with alcoholism.

Florida Family Action supporters, along with many other opponents of the bill, sent almost 10,000 communications to Governor Scott asking him to veto this bad bill.

John Stemberger, President and General Counsel of Florida Family Policy Council, issued the following statement:

“I want to thank Governor Scott for his leadership on this issue. While we know that he has been under pressure from those on both sides of the issue, he did the best thing for Florida’s families.  Alcoholism is far too prevalent in our society and we believe that appropriate safeguards should be kept ensuring that we do not exacerbate the epidemic in Florida, especially with our youth. Government has a role in protecting citizens by placing reasonable restrictions on addictive and mind-altering substances.  In this case, in the end, the government did the right thing.  I would also like to thank FFA supporters for responding to the call to take action which played a major role in killing this bad bill.”

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• These stores employ teenagers who would have access to hard liquor in the stockrooms or performing duties in the normal course of their jobs
• It would increase access to hard liquor which is likely to increase consumption, especially by alcoholics, teenagers, and others at-risk
• Large stores, such as Walmart and Target, are not able to monitor these products as easily as small package stores increasing the likelihood that they will be shoplifted and immediately consumed or resold
• Hard liquor should not be sold on the shelves of “family-friendly” stores.  We don’t allow harmful products (such as cigarettes and pornography) are not sold on the shelves of these stores and neither should hard liquor.
• Many liquor stores require their employees to be at least 21 years of age.  Many grocery stores and big box stores employ minors.

Whiskey and Wheaties passed on the floor of the House in a 58-57 vote, but late votes and a changed vote now make the vote count 57-63, meaning that it would not pass if the vote was held today. This legislation is being sponsored by large corporations hoping to increase their sales and profits, and it is not being requested by consumers. If the governor vetoes this bad legislation, it will do nothing to ban these products, but the manner and location of which they are sold would continue to be limited.  Governor Scott needs to hear from you so that he will veto this BAD legislation.

Please take action and email Governor Scott TODAY. SB 106 is on his desk right now, and he can sign it at any moment.  The deadline for him to veto the legislation is May 24th, but he can choose to sign it before then, so time is of the essence.  Once you take action, please request that your friends and family do the same. Thank you for taking action and helping to make a difference in our state!

We have made it easy, all you need to do is click this link to email Governor Scott.

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