Comments on: Drunk on Sunday?

By: abby

abby — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:26:50 +0000

I join GPBurdell in only wishing I had the time and trust fund to be a lush…

By: james

james — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:45:59 +0000

abby hit the nail on the head. this is all about the liquor store lobby. the religious conservatives are just pawns they use to drum up some level of rural, popular support for this insane ban.

and this is coming from a christian that doesn’t even drink.

By: georgepburdell

georgepburdell — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:37:17 +0000

abby is a lush who will burn in the fiery pits of hell with all you other drunks! ;)

By: abby

abby — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:11:39 +0000

Thanks for bringing this up – I just wrote my comment and realized that I have a lot to say about this :) First, a lot of our neighboring states have some sort of restrictions on Sunday alcohol sales – beer-only is a popular one. Either way, the argument boils down to the fact that there is absolutely no reasonable argument against fully opening Sunday alcohol sales. Limiting alcohol restrictions to the seventh day of the week (while keeping them open for the other six) is legislation by religion, no two ways about it.

A side note – interestingly enough, the liquor STORE lobby supports the Sunday Sales Ban – as it is, people go to the grocery store on Sundays, and if they can get their beer and wine while they’re there, they won’t go to the liquor store for it.

Jam and Seth bring up one of my two favorite absurd arguments – the "I’m allowed to drink in a bar but not at home" rule. The other is the "no drinking in a restaurant before 12:30 pm, because you shouldn’t be drinking; you should be in church" rule.

Yes, I’m an eensy little bit bitter. We are trying to grow into this great status as a world-class, competitive, international, business-oriented place … yet we (a) don’t allow our adult citizens to make the decision to purchase or not purchase alcohol themselves and (b) cut off an additional revenue source because it’s the lord’s day of rest … ??

By: vbowker

vbowker — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:34:05 +0000

Tennessee doesn’t allow liquor or wine sales on Sunday.

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:29:58 +0000

As one lawmaker brilliantly pointed out, not allowing sales on Sunday taught people – especially young college students – the benefits of planning ahead.

I don’t buy it for a minute.

I’d much rather be allowed to imbibe at home after a Sunday purchase than drive after drinking with a meal.