By Dave

Mar 14, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

Folks, it's just a simple right. That's all. I could care less what religion you are, just keep it to yourself. The point is, alcohol is not against the law. We are simply asking for the right to vote. Denying us the right to vote is totally in violation of our constitutional rights, which is really the more important issue. If the majority wants something that is NOT ILLEGAL, we should have it. Period.

By jeff

Mar 14, 2008 12:39 AM | Link to this

Hey, you people voted for this anti-liberty religious zealot!

By jeff

Mar 14, 2008 12:35 AM | Link to this

You go Sonny!!

You force your religion on everybody else and if they don't like it they can leave the state!

Yeehaw!

The south will rise agin!

By jeff

Mar 14, 2008 12:28 AM | Link to this

It is all about people forcing their personal religious beliefs onto everyone else via public policy.

And it is about as anti-liberty, anti-freedom and anti-American as you can get.

I feel sorry for Georgia

By Outraged

Mar 13, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this

Sonny's true beliefs must be called to question. If he truly believes in his religion, how does he put himself in position of enforcing his will? Does he pretend to be the word of God? I believe Sonny is a true hypocrite.

By SmyrnaDude

Mar 13, 2008 6:50 PM | Link to this

Shut down churches on Sundays. Who do those clergymen think they are working on the holy day!

By RamblinLonghorn

Mar 13, 2008 6:48 PM | Link to this

Perdue's argument only reinforces the weakness of religions in general. He doesn't want beer sold on sundays for the same reason Conservative Muslims and Ultraorthodox Jews garb their women in Burkhas: To eliminate the source of temptation.

This is particularly infuriating when you consider that he opposes Sunday sales on the basis that we should be responsible enough to buy our alcohol on saturdays. Well guess what Sonny, maybe you and your ilk should be responsible enough to just not go to the beer aisle on Sunday.

By Ben

Mar 13, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this

I say that we ban the sale of fast food on Sundays. I am sure that I could stock up my hamburgers on Saturday. That would definitely be good for the community as a whole. Then we can see how many people agree that this is a backwards law.

By Tony

Mar 13, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this

Okay. Let us insert some reasoning here. Unfortunately, the refusal of Sunday alcohol sales will continue keeping Saturday night alcohol sales elevated. As blasphemous as this statement is, I hope that when Jesus returns, if he visits our fair Gwinnett county that he chooses a day between Monday and Saturday. I would like to apologize now for my slightly offensive sense of humor. Let us all lighten up. Hopefully approving this sort of bill will not invite Georgia's alcoholics to reside in Gwinnett. Oops. There I go again.

By Jack

Mar 13, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this

I didn't read through all the pages of comments so sorry if this has been stated before.

Funny how the Gov. is fine with allowing a ballot measures based on on some controversial subjects (gay marriage), but not on others (sunday sales). He's fine with the gov. restricting rights as long as it fits his personal beliefs.

If your religion tells you not to drink on Sunday, don't do it. If your religion tells you not to marry someone of the same sex, don't do it.

Don't prevent people who don't believe as you are from doing things just because you don't believe it's right.

Laws need to limited to restricting things that cause physical, financial, and sometimes mental harm to others. Limiting something outside of that realm just because the majority (which could be just 51%) of the populace doesn't believe in doing it is wrong.