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Liquor lobbyists call for end to law banning Sunday sales

So all the state employees are going to 4 day work weeks, but people "need" to buy liquor 7 days per week? I vote for reducing the number of days the state liquor stores are open so people will run all of their errands in one trip.

Just let the stores like Albertsons sell wine 7 day a week. That would take care of it.

well this is bound to get the flock riled up (for the record, as a drinker, I really don't care too much if liquor stores are open on sunday. most people, including drinkers have work on monday morning, and if you really need a drink on sunday, buy it over the weekend and/or drink beer).

It's about time.

It is less efficient to have special stores open to sell liquor when there are already stores open who can handle it. This requires more fuel to heat and cool the buildings too.

Why doesn't the state just continue to tax liquor so it will still make its profit and let existing outlets sell the liquor?

As a former Bar Manager I don't see any reason to open state liquor stores on Sunday's or Major Holidays. Other state workers are going to a 4 day work week, so 6 days for the liquor stores should be plenty. If you really need a drink on Sunday maybe you should check out AA or plan ahead.

I do believe it would make sense to allow bars and restaurants to serve alcohol any day they chose to be open and I applad the new law (and proposed laws) in Utah. In addition, I would not be apposed to Wine sales at the grocery stores but would favor keeping liquor at the State ABC stores.

I never thought I'd live to see this.

Keep em dry. Alcohol is the bane of modern civilization, and it certainly isn't necessary. I'd vote for making Utah dry, and let those who drink, drive to Wyoming to get their booze, or do without.

Sell all liquor and wine at the Big Box Outlets: Costco and Sams.

Dr. Andrew Weil once wrote in Natural Health Natural Medicine that �Alcohol is the strongest and most toxic of the common psychoactive substances. It is a hard drug, harder than heroin, cocaine, LSD and all the other illegal drugs in its impact on the body and on behavior. Our culture promotes and encourages the use of alcohol and gives the false impression that it is not as dangerous as the disapproved drugs.�

�Periodically, some research group will report that moderate use of alcohol improves health. Often this research is biased, either consciously or unconsciously. . . . Researchers . . . like most people in our culture, are likely to be alcohol users. Users have an unconscious need to legitimize the drugs they choose to take.�

If anything, Utah should be discouraging alcohol use and increasing controls on it.

The use and abuse of alcohol causes more deaths and tragedies of violence to human beings than the current war in Iraq. Yet we allow its use just because it is "legal" and the carnage moves on. Where is the uproar about the loss of lives resulting from alcohol use and why does it have to be so readily accepted, promoted, and used? Responsible alcohol use is an oxymoron. To be responsible - don't use it. Spend that money on food and clothes for the needy or scholarships for education for them.

Wait a sec. There were a bunch of comments on other topics stating we need do do away with the sale of fireworks for the good of society.

When using the excuse "good for society", why would you not want to ban or increase the restrictions on everything? So far, people made smoking more restricted. People want fireworks to be banned. What makes alcohol so special that we want to lessen restrictions?

When I look at statistics of wages lost, accidents, fatalities, violent crime, rapes, and vandalism contributed too by alcohol, it's clear we, as a society, can't handle our drinking. Until those get under control, I don't see a need to INCREASE the availability of alcohol.

I'd like to be able to buy a car on Sunday too.

Upgrading or dropping antiquated "blue" laws is such a positive way to say we want to squeeze more money out of Utah citizens selling a drug which is responsible for more death, destruction, pain and suffering than all the illegal drugs combined. Keep a lip on Liquor and beer, allow wines to be sold 24/7.
How many more DUI and alcohol related death will occur by increasing the times that beer and alcohol is sold? Our booze industry lobbyist fails to mention that side of the coin.

If the predominately Mormon legislature cared about morality they would make Utah a dry state. Since that would cost the state billions they won't do it. The predominately Mormon government chooses money over it's religion.

Our GOP has gotten out of hand with the LDS running the show
We are all American Citizens and not Cuba or Russia or German Citizens
We left England behind as well along time ago
This is the Independance day, Time we have a Government that gets it's nose out of the peoples business
Utah has a bad habit with threats to the people
This is not about Justice
It is about milking the PEOPLE and DICTATORSHIP
In no way would I live like my NEIGHBORS
I mind my own business
Our City has some strange Idea we have a Home owners Association.
Quite clear we have the wrong people in office
Remember they are SERVANTS of the PEOPLE
Not Kings and Lords

I don't want any more sale dollars going to make a few executives of the alcohol business more wealthy. What are they doing to fix the problem of alcohol abuse and its consequences! If a person has to have access to hard liquor seven days a week in order to be satisfied, then our laws are really doing them a disservice in accomodating them.

Interesting, almost all the time 'lobbyists' are evil, yet let the liquor lobby raise its head, and it's all about fairness, and kindness to poor thirsty tourists.

I'm all for revising the Byzantine private club laws, but I'm also fine with leaving Sundays alone. 24/7 access to liquor is not guaranteed by the constitution.

Utah is one of nine states considered a "control" state. Control defined as amonopoly on liquor sales. Alcohol is easy to get in Utah. But for a visitor or tourist it is confusing and difficult. So if you think you are stopping abuse with these laws forget it. Locals know how to get around the restrictions.