False. Federal and Supreme Court rulings trump State law. On Mar 21, 3:38 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > Federal law only trumps state law when applied in a manner that the > states > and the local sheriffs allow. > --- > so AZ's officials are agreeing with the feds on not enforcing federal > immigration laws? > > n Mar 21, 3:28 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Federal law only trumps state law when applied in a manner that the states > > and the local sheriffs allow. Its called the 10th Amendment. Unless it is > > specifically granted in the constitution it is up to the states. Most > > present laws are not mentioned in the Constitution and are subject to > > nullification. > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:57 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > Its called the 10th amendment.... Sovereign States have the Sovereign > > > right to make their own decisions > > > --- > > > but federal law trumps state law > > > > On Mar 21, 1:42 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Its called the 10th amendment.... Sovereign States have the Sovereign > > > > right to make their own decisions... Wouldn't it be great if ALL > > > > decisions that affected the populations of the Several States were > > > > made this way... to reflect the ideas and ideals of those states and > > > > localities? I think it would. > > > > > On Mar 20, 11:54 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > "Some religious people always focus on the negative. They don’t drink, > > > dance, smoke, chew, or go with girls who do -- but then they want to > > > spread > > > the misery even if it means using the state to tell others how they should > > > live. It reminds me of H.L. Mencken’s famous definition of puritanism: > > > “The > > > haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”"Time for a Drinkby > > > Laurence M. Vance, March 20, 2012 > > > > > While eating in a restaurant in the Atlanta airport recently, I > > > noticed that the restaurant’s bar was closed and -- to make it perfectly > > > clear -- all the chairs had been turned over and placed on the bar. > > > > > Now, although I don’t frequent bars in airports or anywhere else, I > > > was nevertheless intrigued. “The bar doesn’t open until 12:30 on Sundays,” > > > said my waiter. But, as I found out later, it isn’t just this particular > > > airport bar that didn’t open until Sunday afternoon. In Georgia, no > > > alcohol > > > may be served in restaurants or bars until after 12:30 on Sundays. > > > > > In fact, until just recently, alcohol sales in retail stores on > > > Sundays were prohibited by the Georgia legislature. On April 28, 2011, > > > Nathan Deal, Georgia’s governor, signed legislation allowing local > > > communities the option of voting on whether to continue the Sunday > > > alcohol-sales ban in their cities and counties or to eliminate it. > > > Georgia’s previous governor, Sonny Perdue, had always pledged to veto any > > > measure ending the ban on Sunday sales, but he left office on January 10, > > > 2011, constitutionally ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. > > > > > On November 8, 2011 (the first election date available under state > > > law), about 120 of Georgia’s almost 700 cities and counties held > > > areferendumon the matter of Sunday alcohol sales. In more than 100 > > > communities that voted, the Sunday restriction was lifted, in many cases > > > by > > > large margins. The effective date of the repeal varied from November to > > > February. Sunday sales in Georgia’s capital and largest city, Atlanta, > > > began on January 1, 2012. > > > > > The cost of having a single-issue ballot kept many communities from > > > having such a referendum. However, on March 6, voters in some Georgia > > > communities had more than a Republican presidential nominee to vote on in > > > the Super Tuesday elections. In 16 cities and counties, there also > > > appeared > > > on the ballot the Sunday alcohol-sales question. The measure passed > > > everywhere it was voted on except in the city ofJeffersonville, where it > > > failed by one vote. > > > > > But Georgia is not alone when it comes to states that restrict alcohol > > > sales on Sundays. Unlike Nevada and Louisiana, where beer, wine, and > > > liquor > > > sales are legal 24 hours a day, seven days a week, most states (or cities > > > and counties that have been given a local option) restrict alcohol sales > > > in > > > some way on Sundays. A distinction is usually made between alcohol > > > consumed > > > on-premises and alcohol purchased for consumption off-premises. In > > > Indiana, > > > Tennessee, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Connecticut, the sale of alcohol is > > > prohibited for consumption off-premises on Sunday. Most counties in > > > Arkansas and Mississippi are the same way. In Colorado, the Sunday sales > > > restriction wasn’t lifted until 2008. Hard liquor cannot be sold for > > > off-premise consumption on Sunday in Texas, Utah, North Carolina, or South > > > Carolina. In Nebraska, there can be no on- or off-premises sales of hard > > > liquor before noon on Sundays. No alcoholic beverages of any kind can be > > > sold on- or off-premises before 1:00 p.m. on Sunday in West Virginia. > > > Other > > > states (and cities or counties) with Sunday restrictions generally have a > > > later time on Sunday morning for alcohol sales (on- or off-premises) than > > > during the other days of the week. > > > > > Why? > > > > > It can’t possibly be because the states, counties, and municipalities > > > are exercising what is commonly referred to as their police powers to > > > protect the public’s health, safety, and morals. > > > > > If there is something dangerous about drinking alcohol on Sunday > > > morning before noon, then it is equally dangerous to drink alcohol before > > > noon on any other day of the week. Yet most states with Sunday > > > alcohol-sales restrictions generally allow the on-premises sale of alcohol > > > the rest of the week sometime between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. > > > But what is so magical about 6:00 a.m.? Is there really any difference > > > between letting someone be served a drink at 5:30 a.m. instead of 6:00 > > > a.m.? Some states prohibit the sale of alcohol only between 2:00 a.m. and > > > 6:00 a.m. Do they not care about the health, safety, and morals of their > > > citizens the other 20 hours of the day? > > > > > States are doing a poor job if they are protecting their citizens from > > > the dangers of alcohol only during certain hours and on certain days. > > > Shouldn’t all states at least follow the model of Kansas, Mississippi, and > > > Tennessee? Those states are “dry” by default; individual counties must > > > vote > > > to become “wet.” Thirty other states allow their counties to go dry only > > > by > > > public referendum, but at least they give their counties that option. > > > Seventeen states preclude any of their counties from going dry. > > > > > Consistency was never the hallmark of government at any level. In > > > Wisconsin, one can be served alcohol until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday through > > > Thursday, but until 2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with no ending time > > > at all on New Year’s Day. That seems counterintuitive, since the > > > government > > > is extending alcohol sales during the times when people aremore likelyto > > > abuse alcohol. And why is it that casinos all along the Mississippi River > > > are permitted to be open 24/7 and give free alcohol to gambling patrons > > > all > > > hours of the day and night? Many convenience stores also sell pornography > > > in addition to beer and wine. There are no time restrictions on the > > > purchase of pornography. And there are no laws that forbid the purchase of > > > pornography on Sundays. > > > > > There is really only one reason that state and local governments and > > > voters in counties and cities support restricting alcohol sales on > > > Sundays: > > > they are puritanical busybodies clinging to Prohibition- or Colonial > > > America-era blue laws. > > > > > It was generally religious preferences that led Georgians to vote > > > against the November referendum on the matter of Sunday alcohol sales. In > > > the city of Snellville,James Freedlevoted against the referendum, saying, > > > “I don’t think it’s appropriate to drink on Sunday.” In the city of Forest > > > Park, Mayor and Sunday School teacherCorine Deyton, who also said she > > > voted > > > no, commented, “If you can’t do without alcohol one day a week, there’s > > > something bad wrong with you.” In rural Elbert County, one of the few > > > areas > > > where the referendum failed to pass, church pianistPatsy > > > Scarboroughpointedly said, “This nation has a trend of turning away from > > > good morals. Americans need to be in church on Sunday, not out buying > > > alcohol.” “Thanks for voting no to sell alcohol on Sunday,” read a sign on > > > an Elbert County local church after the referendum failed. > > > > > But it’s not just alcohol sales on Sunday. In some states and counties > > > it is still illegal on Sunday to hunt, hold horse races, sell cars, or > > > open > > > a store before noon. > > > > > Now, as a religious person myself whodoesattend church on Sunday > > > anddoesn’tpurchase alcohol on Sunday or any other day of the week, I am > > > sympathetic to those Georgians’ views of church attendance and alcohol. > > > That does not mean, however, that I believe that people who, for whatever > > > reason, don’t attend church on Sunday should be punished by not allowing > > > them to buy a six-pack of beer at 7-Eleven on Sunday morning before they > > > go > > > fishing. > > > > > Some religious people always focus on the negative. They don’t drink, > > > dance, smoke, chew, or go with girls who do -- but then they want to > > > spread > > > the misery even if it means using the state to tell others how they should > > > live. It reminds me of H.L. Mencken’s famous definition of puritanism: > > > “The > > > haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” > > > > > The problem with alcohol prohibitionists -- religious or otherwise -- > > > is that they, for whatever reason, have never > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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