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When I heard that my legal Texas driver's license would no longer allow me to purchase alcohol in the great state of Massachusetts, I was disgusted--and a bit distraught. Walk into Christie's and an ominous sign greets all ye who imbibe: "...only valid Massachusetts Driver's Licenses or Massachusetts I.D.s will be accepted..." Should you happen to carry around your passport or military I.D., you can legally buy alcohol until the end of the month. Whoopee...
What the hell is going on here? Who would dare pass a law prohibiting adults over the age of 21 from buying alcohol in Massachusetts, even with a valid out-of-state driver's license? This is, after all, the United States of America...
This is not to deny that the owners have valid fiscal complaints. Ravitch argues, with justice, that owners have trouble predicting their player costs from year to year. The prime culprit here is baseball's bizarre system of salary arbitration, which is designed to protect players with three to six years of major league service. (Veterans can negotiate their own contracts as free agents, while young players must accept what their team pays them as long as it meets the minimum salary.) A baseball arbitrator must choose between the team's offer and the player's demand...
...Daniels questioned whether that notion is still valid, "or have technical developments combined to...make this rough draft so rough that it's not trustworthy...
...rent control advocates, as well as the City of Cambridge, have sued the attorney general, charging that he should not have certified the petition as valid under the initiative petition process...