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MrsCavalluzzi


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090223/us_time/08599188034000

are "blue laws" (which ban the sale of alcohol on Sundays) a good idea? do they actually promote positive behavior and respect for the day and family time and so on and so forth, or do they just drive people to (a) increase Saturday and Monday purchasing or (b) drive their dollars to other states?  does it surprise any of you that states still have laws like these on the books (or ever did in the first place)?  do you think these attempted repeals will be successful?  just some food (or beverage, I supposed) for thought...

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 17:48, 2009-02-24

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I think its a great idea, Close down the bars on sundayy and get people to church. Unfortunately its just not practical in todays world.

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To clarify, as indicated in the article, 18 states currently have blue laws on the books in some form (15 only ban hard liquor sales and the three others ban beer and wine as well).  Five of those states, Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Alabama and Minnesota, are considering a repeal of their laws.  Read the article for more information!!!

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I think for this to even be realistic, they would need to close bars on Saturday! So people wouldnt be hung over on Sunday when its time to go to church!


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that is ridiculous that alcohol should not be sold on sundays. it is American and people should be able to get alcohol whenever they want.

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being realistic i think even if there are laws like this people can stock up before the day they cant.. so regardless they will get there fix. another thing is just because the bar is closed doesnt mean they will attend church. applying these laws will prevent a few people on that day....so i guess thats better then nothing.

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"Blue laws" is not a good idea in my opinion. It's just going to wind up like the Prohibition with people trying to get around the law. The more FORBIDDEN something is, the more INTRGUING it is (especially to young people). The possible consequences include a rise in purchases of alcohol on Saturdays and Mondays, buying from neighboring states, and more. Yes, it does surprise me that there are laws like this are STILL in the books, although I can see, but not agree, why the laws were implemented in the first place. This is a country where theoretically you can do anything as long as you want as long as you don't infringe on someone else's rights. If it is OK to drink on any other day of the week, why is it not OK to drink on Sunday? These laws could possibly be repealed. It just really depends on how backwards people are. Or maybe I'm just too LIBERAL for these people... :D

-- Edited by watashiwa1293 at 19:06, 2009-02-24

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i don't really think this is a good idea. regardless, people who want to go to church will go to church.. vice versa people who would rather drink and go to bar are going to do that as well. just because a bar is closed doesn't necessarily mean that people will opt to go to church instead. people will still drink on sudays even if its prohibited, sadly, not that its a bad thing or that their a bad person if thats whay they want to do, that's just the way the world is.

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although the idea of banning the sale of alcohol on sundays sounds like a good idea at first, when you look at the consequences of doing something like that, it's not a good idea. i think it really does encourage people to drink more on saturdays and mondays. As Brian said, when something is forbidden people want to do it more, that's human nature, especially in younger people. people should be allowed to buy alcohol on any day of the week including sunday. because it's not going to help much. it may actually make things worse.

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Banning the sale of alcohol on Sundays will not make people go to church! the people who aren't going to church are not going to go to church just because they can't buy alcohol. I remember when I went to Utah this summer they wouldn't let you buy alcohol on Sundays which I thought was weird.

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