Comments on: Wichitans want their Sunday grog

By: Cogently

Cogently — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:58:23 +0000

Blue laws, religious laws, pick your laws, pick your nose. Oh, but those who oppose such a thing as liquor sales on Sunday would most certainly not pick their nose I think that is also a continued blue law. The liquor law sales are out of date and out of mind. Do we not want our local businesses to prosper? The buying of liquor on Sunday has nothing to do with preparedness. If I want Sunday beer, I go to the River City Brewery…best beer in town regardless of the day. If I want my medical prescriptions on Sunday, if I want to buy a car on Sunday, if I want food at specific restaurants on Sunday, if I want my dry cleaning on Sunday, if I want my hair done on Sunday, I respect that I cannot have my wants because those service providers chose to be closed. Or did they choose? How many are still compelled by religious laws? Uh oh, that has to be an error in thought. How could religious doctrine compel commerce under the First Amendment? The deuce you say! Wichita, Kansas respects the Constitution.

The deuce you say! No. Not the deuce. The deuce in the Constitution is the right to bear arms. The Ace in the hole is the First Amendment. Do not compel me to set one religion above another. In the continuation of refusing liquor sales on Sunday absolutely violates the First Amendment of the Constitution. This is not some ruddy, arbitrary game. The law is quite clear. Sell me beer, sell me wine, sell me paint on Sunday.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:03:51 +0000

I have two holy days a year.

The Superbowl and the World Series…

Ok, 8 days possible…

Oh wait, the Collage football national championship…

Ok, tack on another day…

And the…

nevermind, my point is, I EXPECT BEER TO BE SOLD ON EACH OF THOES DAYS!

Thats whats holy about them, im allowed to sit around and watch them AND DRINK BEER!

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:28:00 +0000

In response to the first respondent, Jeremy C.

What is your holy day isn’t necessarily everyone elses…

By: sedgcoiscrooked

sedgcoiscrooked — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:22:02 +0000

I cannot imagine that buying a beer on Sunday in Wichita would be such a moral issue for a county with a crooked judge like Rebecca Pilshaw in your Court system!

By: hmmm ...

hmmm ... — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:32:23 +0000

well said fredsmom

By: fredsmom

fredsmom — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:28:47 +0000

Where alcohol abuse problems exist, it doesn’t matter whether Sunday sales are legal or not. Someone who abuses alcohol will make sure to have a supply laid in. Or go to a bar.

Where it does make a difference is for people like me, who work full-time and can’t get all errands run on Saturday, and would just like to pick up some beer or a bottle of wine if last-minute dinner plans were made with friends. Sunday liquor sales is not a big deal for me one way or the other, but it would be a nice convenience. MY religion does not prohibit the use of alcohol. To ban Sunday sales for religious reasons kowtows to only a segment of religious people.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:49:01 +0000

Liquor stores in Wichita can not be open on Sunday. But bars can. So instead of buying a 12 pak at the store and then going home to drink, a person can get in their car and go sit on a barstool and drink until 2 a.m.Guess how that person is going to get back home?

By: cosmos

cosmos — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:13:47 +0000

I was in a grocery store in TX on a Sunday back then, that didn’t cover the items. They seemed “loose” about the non-alcohol stuff.

A guy in front of me made the mistake of asking the checker if he could buy a “blue” item. She answered he could have… if he hadn’t asked first.

By: gster

gster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:09:01 +0000

XXX–Thanks.

By: XXX

XXX — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:56:02 +0000

Gster, that was in Texas in the 50s and very early 60s.

By: hmmm ...

hmmm ... — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:15:59 +0000

And making fun of a drunk is even worse! (Ham in regards to Noah)

By: kansassam

kansassam — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:43:31 +0000

drinking is NOT prohibited anywhere in the Bible…. drunkenness IS.

Just vote on it.. majority rules.

By: hmmm ...

hmmm ... — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:25:29 +0000

XXX is right – I remember that we could not sell milk on Sundays. Go figure THAT one out!

By: fleettwood

fleettwood — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:20:34 +0000

In fact, turning water into wine was His first miracle.hmmmmm

By: eamwkc

eamwkc — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:53:49 +0000

I don’t see how liquor is counter-Christian. I mean, didn’t Jesus turn water into wine? So how is it any kind of disrespect to Christianity to allow Sunday liquor sales (unless you’re selling it at church, you know, money changers in the temple and all).

Now, the ABUSE of alcohol is a different topic…

By: gster

gster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:53:10 +0000

XXX- I remenber Blue Laws here, but never heard about the sheet thing.Was that down South, as in out of state?

By: XXX

XXX — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:51:15 +0000

Being an older guy from the South, I remember Blue Laws. A lot of businesses didn’t bother to open on Sundays because of the patchwork rules about what could and couldn’t be sold on Sunday. The businesses that did open had to drape blue plastic over items that couldn’t be sold on Sunday.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:01:50 +0000

If liquor stores have to be closed on Sunday, then other businesses should be forced as well.

How about restaurants closed on Sundays? Gas Stations? Grocery stores?

Just get all your shopping done on Saturday. We are singling out a type of business for religious reasons.

If you are comfortable with that, then outlaw pork and shellfish. That offends other religions.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:47:33 +0000

Make it legal and tax it.

These Repuks want their tax cuts, than find something else to tax. How about tax Pot and Sex.

Simple, tattoo a business license to the inside of her leg… ;-)

By: TRACY

TRACY — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:43:06 +0000

Sell leg..NOT ARMS!!

POT IN EVERY CHICKEN!!!!!

By: fleettwood

fleettwood — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:41:29 +0000

It sounds crazy, but if properly regulated …

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:29:44 +0000

Sounds good Pimp…

I think we have officially started the Legalize Pot & Hoes campaign!

By: Pimp

Pimp — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:20:13 +0000

And prostitution!

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:13:55 +0000

They should also legalize marijuana at the same time!

By: fleettwood

fleettwood — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:36:31 +0000

cs-Yes, It’s called freedom. Freedom for liquor stores to be open (or not), freedom to blow money at a casino (or not).Remember “blue laws”? I don’t, but forcing stores to close on Sundays is not freedom. Much like forcing restaurants and bars to be smoke free. If you don’t like the smoke, don’t go.pmom-This a Wichita issue, butt out.