I am shocked at the casual discrimination in this proposal. Of 77 counties in the state, only 14 have the population to 'benefit'. Whatever happened to the idea of benefiting a majority of citizens in the state? Furthermore, if only stores of 25,000 square feet would be allowed to sell wine, only big box retailers would benefit. It is not clear to me if the total perimeter of my local Wal-Mart would be counted,or if only the grocery section must comprise 25,000 square feet. This is, of course, just the thin end of the wedge. If approved, the 'two licenses annually with a total of only six' would soon disappear by virtue of large bribes, err, 'contributions' to legislators. Additionally, the promoters simply spit in the faces of convenience stores (admittedly, few of them have the square footage to qualify). I ask again, how does this benefit most citizens of the state? Given that the Big Boxes will 'cherry pick' the most popular products and strip the bread and butter profit margins from mom 'n pop liquor retailers, this proposal simply would not benefit the majority of Oklahomans.

Steve in Enid

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