Meet Mister Mockli

This is a picture of Philip Mockli, he is suing the State of Idaho because he cannot by liquor by the drink. We ran the story is in the March 30, edition of the Preston Citizen. The photograph was taken in the State Liquor Store in Preston.

 Philip H. Mockli has made quite a name for himself recently by filing a
lawsuit in the United States Court District of Idaho Eastern Division for
violation of some of his constitutional rights. Mockli filed four
lawsuits for The Ethereal Enigmatic Euphoric Movement Towards Civilized
Hedonism LTD (Three E), his new found religion, for which he is the
official representative.
The lawsuits were first noted by the Idaho State Journal and quickly
spread to other print and online publications.
Under Mockli's title, Bugga-Bugga, he is suing the State of Idaho because
he feels his religious beliefs of drinking on Sunday are being violated.
The Constitution of Idaho guarantees the freedom of religion and that the
consumption of distilled spirits is the right of every American.
He also said in his suit that his Civil Rights are being violated. The
Civil Rights Act of 1964 states everyone is entitled to the full and
equal enjoyment of goods and services, facilities and privileges of any
place of accommodation without discrimination or segregation on the
grounds of race, religion or national origin.
Three E members believe the consumption of distilled spirits is both a
moral obligation and a sacred right.
Mockli claims The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by use of
its political power, has made It so the Three E members cannot practice
their religion in Preston because they can't buy spirits on Sunday. He
refers to his congregation as Pleasure Piggies.
The leader of the Three E religion and the Pleasure Piggies has published
his first magazine, Side Channels, chapter one, "Where Pigs Fly." The
magazine printed on newsprint came out last Wednesday. It would not be
considered G or PG rated. In the publication he talks about his
conversion to his religion. He was studying political science, history
and literature in hopes of becoming a lawyer when he had a change of
heart.
While hanging with hippie friends at the bottom of Lake Havasu Canyon he
had a mystic experience.
"Suddenly, there she was an ethereal vision of beauty, The Old Lady Who
Runs Things," he writes. One of the things she taught him was that,
"telling right from wrong is not the moral dilemma it was cracked up to
be. It's not fun and probably wrong."
The cost of his publication is $10 and he does not take e-mails. If you
want to talk to him write him a letter at Three E, at E Box 54, Preston,
Idaho.