Posted on 02/26/2012 10:42:27 AM PST by SmithL
how quaint.
Tennessee Liquor Wholesalers own the Legislature. We pay a lot more for wine and liquor than people in other states. The Legislature, in appreciation for the very generous donations from the Liquor Wholesalers, keeps competition from interfering with the wholesalers’ stranglehold on wine and liquor sales.
Yeah, no foolin’.
My county here in middle Georgia finally removed the last blue law about selling alcohol on Sundays. Frankly as a Catholic, I was glad to see the stranglehold that Southern Baptists had on the government here lose their stranglehold. There was no reason to limit that other than religious ones no matter what they claimed about public safety.
I believe in separation of church and state in ALL ways not just ones that benefit us.
Being from NY (and Catholic), the south had its shocks...
Someone asked me to go out on a date....to a Baptist Meet. It was REALLY hard to keep a straight face.
Megadittoes for us Pennsylvanians with our State-controlled Liquor Control Board’s boot on our throats.
“The Legislature, in appreciation for the very generous donations from the Liquor Wholesalers, keeps competition from interfering with the wholesalers’ stranglehold on wine and liquor sales.”
Right, you are. As one of the state newspapers put it, ‘Tom “the Golden Goose” Hensley, has represented the liquor wholesalers since 1967 and has earned his keep by keeping wine out of Tennessee’s grocery stores.’
Well at least us reprobates up here in NY State can now buy liquor on Sundays, noon to 9pm. Oh thank you most gracious State for your benevolence. However we can not buy wine in grocery stores and liquor stores can not sell mixers, snacks etc. This is called separation of liquor and food! I am not sure what religion taught that but the almighty state must know best and we must trust them. At least that is what Danica Patrick said so I guess it must be true.
Growing up in Eastern Nebraska, we still had dry townships.
You knew you were in one when everyone had a full bar in their basement. I honestly didn’t know that was odd until I was in my teens!
Sigh. Like everything else, follow the money. The Tenn Wine & Spirits Retails Association (lobby) has deep pockets. I cannot believe we’re still fighting for wine in grocery stores in the year 2012!! By all means, Tennesseans, write your representatives and tell them WE want to vote on this issue. They obviously can’t be trusted to represent the voters when the liquor store $lobbyists$ has insured this is a dead issue.
A move to go to private ownership began 2 years ago. The first referendum went down because the state basically scared people into thinking minors would all be drunk and driving on our roads.
Last November, a similar bill was put forward and it passed. In July, we get private companies allowed to sell. Can't wait to start getting stuff from Costco or Walmart. It will save a lot of money.
Wow. The Krogers here not only sell wine, they have wine tastings. Fun drinking wine and shopping!
Our Trader Joe’s don’t even carry Two-Buck Chuck.
“I cannot believe we’re still fighting for wine in grocery stores in the year 2012!!”
We have the same thing in Minnesota. For a number of years, the grocery lobby has been trying to get the Legislature to allow wine sales in their stores.
Each year, the bill dies in committee - no matter whether Dems or Reps control the Legisalture..
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