On Sunday Sales: Consistancy Matters!

Georgia has been debating about whether or not the state should lift the state-wide ban on packaged alcohol sales on Sunday and allow the people of Georgia to determine whether or not they will allow said sales on Sunday.  To me, this is more of an issue of pushing the power down to the people and consistency rather than a religious issue.

Currently, there is only a ban on “off-premises” sales of alcohol (i.e. you can’t go to the local store and pick up a 6-pack of beer), but you can go down to the bar and get a beer while watching the Sunday afternoon Braves game.  Ok, so you can go drive down to the bar, drink alcohol, and then drive back to your home after consuming alcohol rather than being allowed to pick up a 6-pack from the local store and enjoying it in the privacy of your own home?  Does anyone see a problem with this?

At the least, there is a seeming issue of safety.  Are our leaders saying that it is safer to consume alcohol in a bar and drive back home rather than allowing a man to buy alcohol from a store to drink in his own home?  Where is the logic in that?  Consistency is the key on this issue.  If you’re going to say that there are ramifications to the sale of alcohol on Sundays, then ban all alcohol sales on Sunday.  This would show that at least our leaders aren’t speaking out of both sides of their mouth.

As a Republican, I believe in pushing the power as far down as it can go.  Why doesn’t the our Republican legislature and Governor allow people of Georgia to make up their own minds?  I believe the best thing to do is practice what we preach.  If we, as Republicans, preach in the value of the individual and individual liberties, then we need to allow individuals to have the power to choose for themselves.

The Republican leaders in Georgia need to let the people decide!

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