Today we are vox populi. [UPDATE]
Update: Philadelphia Brewing Company’s Nancy Barton called me early this afternoon to express her thoughts (and dismay) on the Kenzo portion of what’s being discussed here and I invited her to jump in and tell it straight to you guys. She now has done just that. It’s the last comment on the list as of this posting.
Chatter continues around the local corner of the internets about the PLCB raids. And we have the best back-and-forth on the topic of them all going on right here, if I do say so myself. Lots of participation by knowledgeable folks and a good deal of information being put out there.
Read. Participate. I’m all for the exchange of ideas so long as it all stays within my own quite broad standards of propriety. I note, however, that “It’s perhaps time for a more radical, less passive-aggressive approach to this all” with all its implications in the current whacked-out political climate in this country is pushing up hard against those standards.
Don’t make me shut things down. Please.
A more radical approach? Well dont you know that you can count me out (IN).
While I cannot know the true intention of that comment, I took it to reflect how I also feel– that words are no longer sufficient and a movement needs to grow from all the dissent. Radical does not necessarily mean teabagger-esque protests, at least I hope not! These events have pushed me to finally do the necessary research into the PLCB and our beer laws so that I can help change them.
I agree. It’s been on my mind that this mess could lead to something positive, like real change (O god, do I sound like a hippie?)
Once I have a better sense of where things are headed with our personal case, I would like to get a handle on the specific things that went wrong, and put together a personal lobbying initiative in Harrisburg. Letter writing sounds arcane, but apparently many many people have the time to offer their opinion on this matter, and in writing, so why not try to get the collective constructive criticism from so many forum posters into the hands of people who can bring about change through legislation. (O god, now I sound like Lew Bryson.)
Leigh
Sounding like Lew Bryson might be a sign of disease but recognizing that you sound like Lew Bryson is a step toward cure, despite the heartburn.
Also, we need to capture the attention of a legislator or two.