It's Time To Cut The Apron Strings
Prebble’s Rebels today called on Parliament to cut Nanny State’s apron strings tying down our teens.
Victoria Rebel President Angela Beazer said “It’s time politicians stopped trying to mother the nation’s children. There is a time when every parent has to send their children into the real world to make their own mistakes.”
Ms Beazer endorsed ACT justice spokesman Patricia Schnauer’s comments during last week’s debate on the liquor licencing legislation reported back from the justice and law reform select committee.
“In her speech Patricia Schnauer said that ‘until we remove the taboo in respect of alcohol we will never get any normalisation in drinking in New Zealand’.
“She’s absolutely right. Repressive restrictions on the sale of liquor only serves to worsen our drinking culture by forcing teens to drink behind the bike sheds away from responsible adults.”
Ms Beazer called on all other MPs to follow Patricia Schnauer and entrust our youth with responsible drinking behaviour and vote for normailisation of our liqour laws.
ENCLOSED: Rebel Voting Guide for the Sale of Liquor
Amendment Bill (No 2) 1999.
ENCLOSED: Excerpt from the
submission of the Beer Wine and Spirits Council of New
Zealand listing the minimum drinking age laws in other
developed countries.
ENDS
Prebble’s Rebels today
called on MPs to cut Nanny State’s apron strings tying down
youth. (See accompanying press release.) Victoria Rebel
President Angela Beazer today called on Parliament to vote
according to the following voting guide (based on options
reported to the House by the Justice and Law Reform Select
Committee):
MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE
Option A: The
age should be 18 years, with exemptions if accompanyied by
parent, guardian, or spouse over 18.
EVIDENCE OF AGE
DOCUMENTS
Option A: There should continue to be no
provisions for evidence of age documents.
SALE OF LIQUOR
ON SUNDAYS
Option A: Both on and off-licences should be
permitted to sell liquor on any day of the year.
SALE OF
LIQUOR IN SUPERMARKETS AND GROCERY STORES
Option A:
Supermarkets and grocery stores should be able to sell all
types of liquor.
AGE OF SELLER OF LIQUOR
Option C:
There should be no restriction on the age of seller or
suppliers but any person under the minimum drinking age
should be supervised by someone over the minimum drinking
age.
SEPARATION OF LIQUOR SALES
Option A: There should
continue to be no restrictions on where or how liquor is
sold in superarmkets and grocery stores.
OFF-LICENCE
AVAILABILITY
Option A: Off-licences should be available
to all types of premises.
CLUB LICENCES
Option A: Club
licences should be abolished.
PERMANENT CLUB
CHARTERS
Option B: Clubs should have to apply to on or
off-licences like all other
suppliers.
EXEMPTIONS
Option B: All exemptions should
be removed (except pharmacies and
perfumeries).
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