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DEL.ICIO.USBecause consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This morning, we mentioned that the state Senate had refused to take up the issue of Sunday sales of beer and wine, didn’t we?
Things have changed since then. The Senate will take up a bill to permit the sale of alcohol on Sunday. But only in Gwinnett County. And only in a soon-to-be-built minor league baseball stadium.
Republican senators from Gwinnett have dropped S.B. 454, legislation designed to permit adult beverages to be served on the Christian Sabbath in the county-built, 10,000-seat stadium that will soon house the Braves minor league team now located in Richmond, Va.
Georgia municipalities already have the power to permit such sales in stadiums, but counties don’t.
The lead sponsor of S.B. 454 is Renee Unterman of Buford. But the second signature belongs to David Shafer of Duluth — whom supporters of a statewide Sunday sales bill blame for holding up the legislation last year.
Comments
By Will Jones
February 14, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
By Tray
February 14, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
Well of course he’ll support it-more than likely he has some other investment in the new stadium, so do anything to line his pockets with more money! I don’t see why they just legalize it for Sunday sales…i mean, look at how much more tax $$ this is going to bring in. But i guess the people in the states capitol only care about what gets them more $$, not what gets the people in Georgia more money…
By James
February 14, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
Will Jones you are insane. Literally. I’ve met you before and know that you are insane.