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So sad that this is more or less true. It leaves me speechless.

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*hangs head*.....I live in Chicago. I'm so retro-embarassed.

*true f**ing story.

wtf! (f is for fudge - get it???)

Want to know what it even worse? Laws like this are still on the books, and enforced.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_law:

"In Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, car dealerships continue to operate under blue-law prohibitions in which an automobile may not be purchased or traded on a Sunday. Maryland permits Sunday automobile sales only in the counties of Prince George's, Montgomery, and Howard; similarly, Michigan restricts Sunday sales to only those counties with a population of less than 130,000. Texas and Utah prohibit car dealerships from operating over consecutive weekend days.

Many states still prohibit selling alcohol on Sunday, or at least before noon on Sunday, under the rationale that people should be in church on Sunday morning, or at least not drinking.

Blue laws may also prohibit retail activity on days other than Sunday. In Massachusetts and Connecticut, for example, blue laws dating to the Puritans of the 17th century still prohibit most retail stores, including grocery stores, from opening on Thanksgiving and Christmas."

I'm so glad these were ruled to be unconstitutional here in Canada in 1985.
>> ^kceaton1:

So sad that this is more or less true. It leaves me speechless.

Hah, I live in Utah so I know a lot about stupid laws. We Have some real winners here, if you look.

>> ^Trancecoach:

true f ing story.


It's also interesting to note that these are the same times you'll find Puritans going nuts about everything and prohibition.

All this "blue law" crap and other culture/societal based laws literally sent us on a path with the Mob/Mafia that we still deal with today; it almost destroyed the country (or atleast it may have fragmented it). Now we have the "Drug Wars™" and they're doing the same thing. We even got a new Federal Arm as the DHS. Time will tell if we dig ourselves out before it gets to bloody.

/Just look at Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Arizona, and California (and to a lesser degree other coastal/border states). It's the Mob/Mafia Part II, except we call them Druglords™ and Gangs™ and speak of them as though they're a tiny nuisance to the community and that once they're in jail everything is peachy again. Wait ten too twenty years when it gets farther into the country than right at the border. Then in 50-60 years Zynga can make a new, really popular game called Drug Wars™. Hollywood will have it's movies as well: Druglord I, Druglord II, Druglord III...

//So frustratingly predictable.

Remember, the US is the only western country to ban alcohol. Religious Nutjobs always seem to get their way here.

>> ^kagenin:

Remember, the US is the only western country to ban alcohol. Religious Nutjobs always seem to get their way here.


Yep, and it's still partially around. Liquor stores here in Utah are closed Sunday and in most counties you can't even buy beer.

Separation from church and state my ass.

live in Indiana.

Semi-persuasive argument for 'No car sales on Sunday' is that consumers get to go around car lots on Sundays, checking out whats there and what the window tickets say, without being hassled by what are typically the most aggressive salespeople in the world of sales.

'No beer on Sunday' coming up for debate this year; liquor stores are against its repeal, as also in the repeal is an even more obscure law where only liquor stores can sell cold beer (grocery stores must sell it warm); they don't want to compete with Walmart, et al.

FYI: best work-around on a Sunday is to pick up a growler from a local brewery on Sunday to take home.

I fucking hate religion. Way to continually drag humanity down and hold our species back from any real progress. Thumbs up!

>> ^kagenin:

Remember, the US is the only western country to ban alcohol. Religious Nutjobs always seem to get their way here.


Freedom of religion should be ruled unconstitutional because it infringes on the rights and freedoms of everyone else.

Illinois nazis. I hate Illinois nazis.

>> ^ForgedReality:

>> ^kagenin:
Remember, the US is the only western country to ban alcohol. Religious Nutjobs always seem to get their way here.

Freedom of religion should be ruled unconstitutional because it infringes on the rights and freedoms of everyone else.


A little overboard, but I like the cut of your jib!

Wait... I didn't get to hear about the Skittles!

motherfuckin' skittles

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