Almost prohibition

Big merchants won, and the family-values crowd lost, with the passage of I- 1183 which has dismantled the state liquor stores. Let’s look at one of the cheerleaders for the big merchants.

On October 31, 2011, just before the election, Susan Fagan launched a column in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. She said, “As a Washington state lawmaker... I strongly urge a yes vote on Initiative I-1183.

“Selling and promoting liquor is not a core function of government. I-1183 focuses the state’s role on regulation and enforcement, where it should be.”

Susan Fagan was confused, or was engaging in sales talk...