one reason I love my new state... no open container law

When I form my own sovereign nation--NewFreeKateLand--in my new state, I'm definitely opening up a drive-thru margarita shack in it.

I particularly like the parts in this article about protecting individual rights against the federal government's blackmail. Top notch. A+.

Last week, I was walking downtown, from work to what people here refer to as my "truck" (it's a Honda CR-V), and what did I hear? Music to my ears... the sound of a can being opened. Yup, a guy driving what in all parts of the country is referred to as a pickup truck was taking a swig out of a just opened can of Bud. Fabulous.

Of course, I then learned that my Bud-drinking-while-truck-driving friend was breaking the law. Not Montana state law, but Billings law. Apparently, many municipalities in Montana have open container laws. So a word to the not-so-wise: keep outside city limits if you want to legally drink in your car or truck.