Blue laws are laws designed to enforce moral standards, and most states employ them today. True or False?

Answer 1

I believe the answer to that question would be true. Most states do utilize some basic standards to curb the dissemination of pornography and other adult oriented paraphernalia.

Answer 2

first of all........Blue law is for buying alcohol on sundays. The Blue law also meant that we couldn't shop on Sundays. You are talking about a whole different law.

CA blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law designed to enforce moral standards, particularly the observance of the Sabbath. Most have been repealed or are simply unenforced, although prohibitions on the sale of alcoholic beverages, and occasionally almost all commerce, on Sundays are still enforced in some areas. [1] Blue laws often prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores. Places that still have and enforce blue laws often have strong religious fundamentalism,[citation needed] but some have been retained as a matter of tradition or out of convenience. [2]

check your facts.

Answer 3

True. See examples:

1) When I went to school in Rhode Island (1998-2000), we had to drive TWO states away to New Hampshire in order to buy liquor on Sunday (CT and MA do not sell on Sun). (Side note: NH is the best state to buy liquor in -- they even provide state liquor stores right off the highway so you out-of-staters can spend more money in the state... has nothing to do with buying a bottle of vodka and cruising down the highway... couldn't help but point the hypocracy out!!)

2) I currently have to drive 6 miles out of my way to buy beer on Sunday in Florida before 1 pm. The 7-11 at the corner cannot sell beer since it is technically in the city limits. The Walmart supercenter (only 1 of 3 in the area that can sell liquor before 1 pm on sunday) is 6 miles away but they can sell liquor 24-7.

3) I believe that when I was in school in Syracuse, NY (1996-1998) there was some sort of ban on purchasing liquor on Sundays as well.

4) There are entire counties in TX that forbid the sale of alcohol. No bars, no beer in the 7-11, no liquor stores. You literally have to drive to another county to purchase liquor of any kind. On any day. In any month.

Funny how blue laws enforce moral standards and blue is supposed to be the liberal color!??!

Answer 4

Yes, they're designed to enforce moral standards (what are called "blue laws" aren't about right and wrong in general, but about church-related prohibitions related to commerce, and specifically honoring the Sabbath). No, most states don't employ them today.

Most have been repealed, rewritten to be less rigorous, or are simply unenforced. The most common ones you still see are regarding alcohol sales on Sundays. They may prohibit it completely, or they may only allow it after 11 am or so--after you're supposed to be out of church. Missouri is one that went from a no-alcohol on Sunday law to afternoon alcohol when I lived there (in retail stores, that is).

Answer 5

Most blue laws have been repealed but many still exist.

Most of the remaining blue laws are on a local level such as a dry town or county(no alcohol sold) or limited hours of business on Sunday.

the reasons vary as to why many have fallen away, but generally it is either because they were religious based and found to be unconstitutional or (more frequently) that the morals of the area changed and the laws no longer seemed justified.

Further many people bristle at having their morality controlled by the state.

Answer 6

False. Most states have eliminated, or no longer enforce, Blue laws. There are a few remaining, certain places in New Jersey are well known.

One of the last vestiges of the Blue laws is the prohibition in many states against selling alcohol before noon on Sundays.

Answer 7

False

http://www.villageatwinona.com/bluelaws.asp

Answer 8

All laws are created out of societies moral compass if society said it was ok to kill people you wouldn't go to jail for it. Now if your talking about laws to enforce ethics on government workers and some other professions yes those do exist.

Answer 9

Aren't all laws in place to govern moral behavior? What law would not have a moral beginning? From spitting on the sidewalk to murder, these are wrong because they hurt or offend others. Even the laws requiring us to pay taxes are about our moral responsibility to support our government and it's obligation to help others in our society.

Answer 10

Most states have repealed Blue Laws. Moral standards can't be forced. So "False" is my answer.