State Rep. Nelson Dollar was one of a handful of House members who voted against a bill that would allow nonprofits to serve mixed drinks at fundraisers.
Nonprofits are already allowed to serve beer and wine with their special one-time permits, Lynn Bonner reports.
The vote was 104-7. The bill must be heard in the Senate.
If the bill passes, the Cary Republican said, he would encourage nonprofits not serve mixed drinks at their fundraisers.
"It's so much easier to become impaired than if someone is having one beer or a glass or two of wine," he said.
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Re: Dollar votes against mixed drinks
"A glass of white or red wine, a bottle of beer, and a shot of whiskey or other distilled spirits all contain equivalent amounts of alcohol and are they same to a Breathalyzer. A standard drink is:
* A 12-ounce bottle or can of regular beer
* A 5-ounce glass of wine
* A drink of one and 1/2 ounce of 80 proof distilled spirits (either straight or in a mixed drink)"
The intoxicating effect of wine, beer and liquor -- when given in the standard servings -- is the same.
The information above comes from:
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/1107281458.html