I have read that Utah has (or used to have) some fairly strict
liquor laws.

http://blueroof.wordpress.com/2008/0...s-oh-my-my-my/
http://www.kued.org/productions/utah...Details&id=108

If these blue laws are due to the strong Mormon presence in the state
then why aren't they a First Amendment violation?

In 1985 the Supreme Court of Canada, in the case of Regina v. Big M Drug
Mart Ltd. ruled that the 1906 Lord's Day Act that required most places
to be closed on Sunday did not have a legitimate secular purpose,
and was an unconstitutional attempt to establish a religious-based
closing law in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_laws

SQ

On Jun 23, 5:22*pm, Sean_Q_ <no.s...@no.spam> wrote:
> I have read that Utah has (or used to have) some fairly strict
> liquor laws.
>

Oh my, yes it still has "strange" laws and regulations.

> http://blueroof.wordpress.com/2008/0...Details&id=108
>
> If these blue laws are due to the strong Mormon presence in the state
> then why aren't they a First Amendment violation?
>

Of course "the church" has a say.


I don't have the energy to go into details, I've been here since 1984
and I've said it all before. These days I drink at home, burp.

From TODAY's news from the church owned TV station:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=6912959 (read the comments)

"On July 1, patrons will no longer have to fill out an application and
pay a fee for the right to enter a bar."

That sounds like a step forward, but now bars will now scan your
driver's license in order to enter. The bar will keep your personal
info available to law enforcement for, I believe, 7 days. Welcome to
"big brother" at it's worse.

But in the effort to be honest, many States have equally weird rules.
There are "dry" (usually by county) parts in many states where liquor
is not sold at all. (Alabama comes to mind, so does Texas). North
Carolina and Pennsylvania are equally weird. Utah has State run
liquor stores, so does New Hampshire.

America, the "land of the free" isn't really.

Come visit, it really ain't that bad, just different. Besides I don't
drink and ride. And I'd rather ride than drink. Burp.

PS - It's Bryan with a Y. That dude BrianNZ can't even spell his name
correctly, hehe, just kidding.

America is like Canada, except we many more "Quebecs". Also, you
have "goofy Newfies", we have rednecks and Pollacks. (no offense to
Alf from AMS).

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:02:10 -0700, BryanUT wrote:

> On Jun 23, 5:22Â*pm, Sean_Q_ <no.s...@no.spam> wrote:

> That sounds like a step forward, but now bars will now scan your
> driver's license in order to enter. The bar will keep your personal
> info available to law enforcement for, I believe, 7 days. Welcome
> to "big brother" at it's worse.

Wisconsin legislature just now declined to allow drivers' cards for
illegals in this year's budget. I believe that Utah is the only state
that does. How's that working out?

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BryanUT <nestle12@comcast.net> wrote in news:951ca837-7dd3-4556-83c6-
e100f5451404@x29g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> But in the effort to be honest, many States have equally weird rules.
> There are "dry" (usually by county) parts in many states where liquor
> is not sold at all. (Alabama comes to mind, so does Texas).

The county in which Jack Daniels is brought to life is a dry county.

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On Jun 30, 10:40*am, "Stephen!" <N...@spam.com> wrote:
> BryanUT <nestl...@comcast.net> wrote in news:951ca837-7dd3-4556-83c6-
> e100f5451...@x29g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
> > But in the effort to be honest, many States have equally weird rules.
> > There are "dry" (usually by county) parts in many states where liquor
> > is not sold at all. (Alabama comes to mind, so does Texas).
>
> * The county in which Jack Daniels is brought to life is a dry county.

I'd rate that as a SIN and I'm not even fond of JD...tastes like
rancid bilge water to my refind palate.