Votility

TELL YOUR MICHIGAN
LAWMAKER TO PASS THE
WINE SHIPPING BILL NOW

TIME FOR MICHIGAN WINE LOVERS TO ACT
Senate Bill 819 and its companion in the House, HB 5579, would finally allow Michigan wine consumers to receive wine shipments from out-of-state wine retailers, wine clubs, and wine auction house. However, members of the House and Senate Regulatory Reform committees where the bills must first receive hearings need to know that Michigan wine lovers support these bills and demand the right to receive wine shipments from out-of-state vendors.

PLEASE TAKE 30 SECONDS TO USE THE FORM BELOW TO
WRITE TO THESE KEY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE REGULATORY REFORM COMMITTEES

THE PROBLEM
Because Michigan law bars you from receiving wine shipments from out-of-state wine retailers, wine clubs and auction house, there are literally hundreds of thousands of wines sold in the U.S. that Michigan wine lovers are barred from possessing. The Michigan middleman wine wholesalers have worked to keep this ban in place for more than a decade and will fight this proposed law to let you obtain the wines you want. They simply don't want the competition and believe you should only have access to the wines they sell.

WE NEED TO LET KEY LAWMAKERS KNOW CONSUMERS WANT WINE FREEDOM

Moreover, the current law banning you from receiving wine shipments from out-of-state wine retailers has TWICE been ruled unconstitutional by federal courts. The state of Michigan has spent over $1 Million defending this unconstitutional law.

IT CAN BE DONE
Michigan law currently allows you to receive shipments of wine direct from Michigan wineries, from Michigan wine retailers and from out-of-state wineries. But not out-of-state wine stores. It's time to change that! You can help do this by writing to key Michigan lawmakers.

Please Write Committee Members Now

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HELP BRING FREE TRADE IN WINE AND WINE FREEDOM TO MICHIGAN

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Message:	I'm writing to ask you as a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee to stand up for Michigan consumers and wine lovers and support the wine shipping bill (SB 819 and HB 5579) when it comes before you for a hearing. If Michigan law can allow its consumers to receive shipments of wine from out-of-state wineries, it certainly can also allow me to receive wine shipments from out-of-state retailers. Banning me and other Michigan wine lovers from receiving these types of wine shipments is simply protectionist and anti-consumer. My understanding is that Michigan has twice had this ban on wine retailer shipments called unconstitutional by a Federal Court, yet the state just continues to do nothing about this and continues to support this anti-consumer, unconstitutional protection for special interest. Please stand up for consumers. Please support the wine shipping bill when it comes before you in committee.
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