Drunk on Sunday?
For the past two years state legislators attempted to get Sunday liquor sales approved for Georgia. Georgia is one of three states that do not allow Sunday sales, Connecticut and Indiana are the others. Each year the bill has gained momentum and this year is no different.
The state legislature convened this week for their 2009 session. Already the bill to approve Sunday sales has been filed in the Senate with the House to soon follow. The main opponent is Governor Sonny Perdue. He doesn’t drink, he’s proud of that and he will veto the bill.
According to the AJC there is more support for the bill than ever. Lt. Governor Casey Cagle says, “He will not stand in the way,” of the bill. Last year Cagle helped stall the bill in the Senate.
As long as Perdue is governor this bill will not pass. Conventional wisdom is that there is not a 2/3 majority that is needed in both houses to overturn Perdue’s veto. With the state facing a $2 billion budget gap, you’d think they’d be looking wherever possible to find money. Granted having liquor sold on Sunday may prove to a negligible increase in revenue. However, the fact that grown adults cannot go to the store and buy liquor on Sunday seems downright comical. As one friend pointed out, you can drive to a bar or restaurant, drink and then drive home; but you can’t go the store, drive home sober and drink at your home.
The legislation, if passed, leaves it up to voters to decide if they want Sunday liquor sales. The added the revenue alone make the choice an easy one. I think we’ve all grown up enough to have a little sauce on Sunday if we want.

