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Becker, Buhler debate booze

I thought the era of �more booze will solve all the city�s ills� was on its was out with Rocky. As for making downtown more welcoming for all, making booze more available will make downtown less welcoming for many. I�m disappointed with both candidates; I�m disappointed that they are the best the city can do.

More booze, I agree, more booze won't solve all the city's ills. What the candidate are proposing is to treat people like adults. I have always been taught to "Teach correct principals and let them govern themselves". That is the whole point to free agency. People can get booze anywhere and having a statute that allows more than 2 establishment within a blocks face to have a liquor lisence doesn't necessarily mean making more booze available, its providing an opportunity for people to make their own decisions and choices. Restaurants or clubs can offer it if they want. The opportunity allows for people to gather. If they gather, they spend money on food, theatre, shopping, museums, etc. All the city would be doing is allowing people a choice for themselves instead of chosing for them. You cant stop people from drinking....you can only make it more difficult. Why would anyone want to control the actions or actions of anyone else.

I hate to break it to you, but SLC is thankfully becoming more and more non-LDS. I say let's allow as many drinking establishments as there are Mormon churches.

I have now seen Ralph Becker debate Buhler a couple of times now and all I have to say is that Becker has the personality of a rock. That man needs a personality.

It has nothing to do with "booze will solve all the city's ills." It has to do with the proper roll of government. The way it's set up now is nothing more than socialism. Government should not be making these decisions for us. We are more than capable of making them ourselves.

"Let's treat people like adults." If that is the battle cry of both candidates then why doesn't the City agressively prosecute and jail adults who buy and then give alcohol to minors who then kill innocent people with their intoxicated driving or die of alcohol poisoning? All of these terrible tragedies have occured right here in Salt Lake City. If adults want to drink this stuff then fine but if they break the law by giving it to minors they should be kicked around the block several times. I am really disappointed in both candidates for not standing up for better enforcement of existing laws.

I thought that the liquor laws were state laws, not city ordinances. So what does Becker want Buhler to do about state law?

Becker is HOT. ;)