Maryland State Delegate shows off his education

[Revalos]

So I'm trying to get the direct shipping of wine to be allowed in the State of Maryland mostly to help out a friend of mine who has a family winery that I'd love to buy directly from. I send out an e-mail to my four Maryland delegates:

Dear Delegate:
As your constituent, I strongly urge you to support direct wine shipping
when it comes up for consideration this year.

While direct shipping was widely supported in 2010, the Senate instead
opted to authorize the Comptroller to submit a written study on direct
shipping year end, and to consider legislation in 2011.

It is clear that legal, regulated direct wine shipping is the majority
viewpoint in our state and nationally. In 2010, the two shipping bills
were co-sponsored by a majority of the members in both the House (81) and
Senate (26). The majority of US states (37, which represent more than 83%
of wine consumption) allow winery-to-consumer shipping.

Please vote in favor of legal, regulated direct shipping. Thank you for
your time and attention to this consumer issue.

Fairly well worded if I do say so myself. But I was actually shocked that I got a response from all four, two of which gave me a personal response. But...one of those responses, from Delegate Ben Barnes made me realize how fruitless it was to compose something like that [the X's replace my e-mail]:

XXXXXX u r a freak....i will consider it for you!


> Subject: Support Wine Direct Shipping in 2011
> To: ben.barnes@house.state.md.us

> From: XXXXXX@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:14:32 -0500
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Really? u r a freak? I think I may vote for whomever runs against this guy just on that principle. I don't think I ever voted him into office, but I sure as hell don't want that kind of person representing me.

[Back]

Thats pretty fucking weird actually.

[Tgo01]

I laughed.

[phantasm]

Is this related to the incriminating cell phone thread that conveniently ended and disappeared?

[Revalos]

Is this related to the incriminating cell phone thread that conveniently ended and disappeared?

I missed that one, do tell.

[~Rocktar~]

Is this related to the incriminating cell phone thread that conveniently ended and disappeared?

If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck . . .



Good call.

[Latrinsorm]

LMingrone posted a thread about a Connecticut Senator having cell phone issues. I am reasonably sure that Ben Barnes is not now and has never been a Connecticut Senator.