It is unfair to pass laws on certain products when the people passing the law are not users of that product. The article "Drinking test: Bill would require drinkers on Utah alcohol panel"
written in the Los Angeles Times by Ricardo Lopez discusses how a Utah lawmaker wants to make the voice of alcohol users heard. He came up with the idea that at least two fifths of the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission must be made up of people who drink at least once a month. "Utah’s restrictive liquor laws have long been in place. About 70% of state residents are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which teaches its members to abstain from drinking alcohol." These laws have been criticized by the Utah tourism industry claiming that Utah is missing out because the laws drive away tourist to the neighboring state of Colorado.
This is a great idea because lawmakers are suppose to represent everyone. By requiring at least two of the lawmakers to be drinkers, they get a better more representative result.

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