Thread: Nanny State Strikes Again!

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

I'm a grown ass man, I don't need anyone to tell me what to do. Let alone the damn government, they can't even handle the business they're suppose to be handling, let alone tell me how to do my own business.

And what business would that be, drinking before noon?

Originally Posted by Ryan82

And what business would that be, drinking before noon?

No better way to get rid of the hangover from the night before.

I'm not saying...I'm just saying. I seldom drank before noon in my hard drinking days and I'm sure not inclined to do so now but even if I was, if I'm not driving or hurting anyone else, it's nobody's business but mine. The last I checked there's no law against drinking beer if you're over 21, and since I only have vague memories of being 30 I think I qualify.

We have similar laws here in Canada, or at least I assume they are laws. I don't know because I've never felt inclined to check. Bottle shops tend to open around 11:00-12:00, unlike the States we have dedicated liquor stores only as booze isn't sold at supermarkets or corner stores. Doesn't really bother me, as I could throw a stone in any direction and find one lol. That being said, I could probably count on one hand how many times I've wanted to buy booze before noon and was unable to due to store hours. But not being able to buy beer at 9:00 am is not exactly a huge inconvenience in my life.

On the other hand, many shops here used to be open until at least 2:00 am on weekends, but now the vast majority are closed at midnight or even before that. Nanny state government at work again? Nope. Just business owners making their own decisions because their valued employees were sick of getting robbed in the wee hours of the morning.

Here's part of what wikipedia has to say about the alcohol laws in my state:
Alcohol laws of New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Until the mid-2000s, sales of beer for off-premises consumption were prohibited statewide before noon on Sundays, a remnant of a royal decree during the Colonial era, and between 3–6 a.m. any day. Changes to the law made in the last years of Governor George Pataki's administration loosened those restrictions, and now beer sales are only prohibited from 3–8 a.m. Sundays. Counties are free to adjust those hours in either direction, all the way to midnight and noon, and allow 24-hour beer sales on other days of the week.

I loved the "No Car Sales" on Sunday law the best,,, I could almost forgive the Sunday drinking laws and Alcohol Sales laws but why Cars????? who came up with that one????

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I loved the "No Car Sales" on Sunday law the best,,, I could almost forgive the Sunday drinking laws and Alcohol Sales laws but why Cars????? who came up with that one????

Probably the Car Salesmen that wanted at least one day off a week.

The most disgusting and vulgar law I've ever heard of is No Hunting on Sundays. My home state of Virginia is one of them. It means if I inherited a farm from my Daddy, who inherited it from his Daddy and so on, I can't shoot a rabbit or a deer or anything on a Sunday on my own land. Saturday, Monday, no problem. But Sunday? Nope! As far as beer on Sundays, I'm having one now.

I think the title of this thread is misleading. It should be "I am sick of antiquated blue laws." or something like that.
These are old laws on the books because of people using political power to support their religious ideals.

I hate to say this but I think those no alcohol on sunday laws probably date back to the founders or even before. Certainly the early settlers had no qualms at all about outlawing all kinds of business and behavior on the sabbath.