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jfriedman
10-10-2009, 09:34 AM
Hi all -- First post here, though I periodically lurked around here and Daily Paul.

One of the best things about America is/was freedom. Now yes, we are a nation of laws, but the laws on commerce are wholly and unquestionably anti-American.

http://www.wral.com/golo/page/1896337/?d_full_comments=1&d_comments_page=2&id=6172139#comments_block

No more whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road, it appears.
Anti Federalist
10-10-2009, 09:37 AM
Hi all -- First post here, though I periodically lurked around here and Daily Paul.

One of the best things about America is/was freedom. Now yes, we are a nation of laws, but the laws on commerce are wholly and unquestionably anti-American.

http://www.wral.com/golo/page/1896337/?d_full_comments=1&d_comments_page=2&id=6172139#comments_block

No more whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road, it appears.

Welcome.

And fear not, for every moonshiner or pot grower that gets busted, two more pop up to replace them.

Such is the idiocy of "prohibition".
olehounddog
10-10-2009, 10:43 AM
Just got back from getting my weekly dog food supply and saw it on the front page of the local paper. Hope 1 of them jars wasn't gonna be 1 of my christmas presents.

Just glanced over it. What got my attention was our paramilitay SD had a lockdown drill at 1 of our High Schools. And nobody sees. col(crying out loud)


btw that is the 2nd big moonshine bust this year.
lester1/2jr
10-10-2009, 11:09 AM
I hear the banjo music and Yee haw! whenever I read the word "moonshine"
cheapseats
10-10-2009, 11:19 AM
They'll want to have a care. What is to stop people from hijacking trucks of "legal" alcohol? Respect for private property? Respect for the law?

Make no mistake, the American Revolution featured Patriot Pirates.
olehounddog
10-10-2009, 11:23 AM
I hear the banjo music and Yee haw! whenever I read the word "moonshine"

I've been to a few of them pickin and grinnins. But civilized government has stopped most of that.
youngbuck
10-10-2009, 01:31 PM
This is sickening. I'm so sick of hearing of people getting raped by the state over victimless crimes.
james1906
10-10-2009, 01:35 PM
YouTube - Smokey and The Bandit - East Bound and Down. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8dP4CoFaw)
jfriedman
10-10-2009, 01:39 PM
Why do we not retrain these agents in the skills of detecting nuclear/radiological materials and place them at our ports and borders?

Personally, I am more concerned about an islamo-fascist sneaking into the U.S. to do real damage, than I am about a moonshiner in the hills of North Carolina. Our priorities are ass-backward.
jfriedman
10-10-2009, 01:45 PM
YouTube - Smokey and The Bandit - East Bound and Down. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8dP4CoFaw)

YouTube - Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc86_Weoye0)
Bruno
10-10-2009, 02:02 PM
I guess I need a reminder - exactly WHY is moonshine illegal???
torchbearer
10-10-2009, 02:04 PM
I guess I need a reminder - exactly WHY is moonshine illegal???

tax free alcohol is illegal.
Bruno
10-10-2009, 02:06 PM
tax free alcohol is illegal.

ah, yes, the heart of every matter- govt didn't get their cut.

do you know if there is a legal process for someone to legitimize their sales of moonshine?
torchbearer
10-10-2009, 02:09 PM
ah, yes, the heart of every matter- govt didn't get their cut.

do you know if there is a legal process for someone to legitimize their sales of moonshine?

depends on your state.

in louisiana, i believe you have to buy tax stamps for all the alcohol you produce for yourself.
Bruno
10-10-2009, 02:12 PM
depends on your state.

in louisiana, i believe you have to buy tax stamps for all the alcohol you produce for yourself.

thanks. At least there exists a legal route in some states, though that doesn't mean that i agree there should even be govt. involvement at all.
torchbearer
10-10-2009, 02:13 PM
thanks. At least there exists a legal route in some states, though that doesn't mean that i agree there should even be govt. involvement at all.

i fear california may do something similar to marijuana. they will legalize it with taxation. meaning, it would be illegal to grow your own without first buying tax stamps for each plant.
apropos
10-10-2009, 02:13 PM
No more whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road, it appears.

Not necessarily.
james1906
10-10-2009, 02:15 PM
tax free alcohol is illegal.

Corporations can hire tax free labor, but individuals can't make their own tax free booze.
torchbearer
10-10-2009, 02:24 PM
Corporations can hire tax free labor, but individuals can't make their own tax free booze.

corporations can afford lobbyist and huge gifts for congressmen. you can't.
catdd
10-10-2009, 02:35 PM
That's a lot of shine.
Anti Federalist
10-10-2009, 05:33 PM
Love that song...

You got dodge and you got to duck 'em...
You gotta keep that diesel truckin...
So put that hammer down and give it hell.

RIP Jerry Reed


YouTube - Smokey and The Bandit - East Bound and Down. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8dP4CoFaw)
Anti Federalist
10-10-2009, 05:43 PM
Stills...lots and lots.

http://www.coppermoonshinestills.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/DSCF1054.JPG

http://www.coppermoonshinestills.com/

Copper Line Hills by Nowhere Road Band

http://www.myspace.com/nowhereroadband
catdd
10-10-2009, 05:54 PM
Shhhooooo White Lightnin!

YouTube - George Jones - White Lightning (1962) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBcFxF3F78Y&feature=related)
raystone
10-10-2009, 06:04 PM
You can make it tax free if it's to burn in your alcohol burning diesel auto.
pcosmar
10-10-2009, 06:44 PM
You can make it tax free if it's to burn in your alcohol burning diesel auto.
That would get expensive. But you can use it in a gas engine. :D
REDNECK WOMAN
10-10-2009, 08:02 PM
Well damn, there goes my apple pie moonshine and that shit wassss good.
REDNECK WOMAN
10-10-2009, 08:05 PM
They can turn a blind eye to pot but not moonshine?
tremendoustie
10-10-2009, 08:19 PM
Why do we not retrain these agents in the skills of detecting nuclear/radiological materials and place them at our ports and borders?

Personally, I am more concerned about an islamo-fascist sneaking into the U.S. to do real damage, than I am about a moonshiner in the hills of North Carolina. Our priorities are ass-backward.

Personally, I'm more concerned about the agents themselves, abusing the rights of the people. Can we put cowbells on them or something? Maybe nerf guns too ...
Anti Federalist
10-10-2009, 08:24 PM
Personally, I'm more concerned about the agents themselves, abusing the rights of the people. Can we put cowbells on them or something? Maybe nerf guns too ...

Lolz...bell the cats.:D