Isn't not being allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday's unconstitutional?

Question

Now lets not play stupid, we all know the roots of this law go back to religion. If you are not religious at all and just view sunday as a normal day and want to get wasted, who is the government to say you can't? and yea, I'm talking about CT.

If somebody can give me just one valid answer for why alcohol should not be sold on Sunday's, I will rethink my stance.

Answer 1

There is no valid reason to restrict liquer sales on sundays. These are archaic "blue" laws that were put in place by bible thumpers back in the day. Write your representatives on all levels of government.

And to the remark about Americans being backwards...I'm sure your country has laws that I would think are "backwards", So kiss my big fat backwards, american ***!!

Answer 2

You are right that this an archaic "blue law," but if we're being very technical about it, what constitutional right is it infringing on? The right to drink alcohol or the right to sell alcohol is nowhere found in the Constitution, as are such fundamental rights as freedom of speech and freedom of the press. But there are those legal minds that say not all of our rights are contained in the Constitution - the right to an abortion certainly isn't in the Consitution, but the courts have said that it is an extension of our right to privacy, which has been recognized as so fundamental that it cannot be restricted by the Government unless there are compelling government reasons. Alcohol on the other hand has been regulated throughout out history (even being banned by a Constitutional amendment at one point). So certainly we can't say that the right to drink alchohol has gained such wide acceptance that it would be considered fundamental right. After all we restrict where it can be drank, at what age it can be pruchased, and states routinely require only those with special licenses to sell. So certainly the right to drink doesn't stand in comparison with those rights enumered in the Consitution or that have evolved over time such as the right to privacy that are deemed fundamental. Instead the right to sel alcohol is what the courts have caled an economic right - one that can be regulated as long as there is a rational basis for the restrictions. You and I could argue that there is no rational reason for the liquor store to be closed on Sunday (especially with the SUper Bowl coming up) but the courts have always considered this a low threshold. If the legislature can make some facially valid argument for why there is a restiction in place then it meets consitutional scrutiny. The one thing to remember is that the courts' role is not to legislate and decide what are good laws and which ones are bad. A court will never throw out a statute because they would have voted the other way. So the real problem here is with the lawmakers who enact this law. If we don't like the law, we change it by changing the lawmakers - that's the power of democracy.

Answer 3

No. There is no right to be served alcohol in the Constitution. the Seperation of Church and State is not in the Constitution. But many of our founding fathers were scared that on sect of a Religion would make all the laws (like the Catholic Church). because before we became a country in some of the states you could not vote unless you were an Anglican. Just being a Christian wasn't good enough. So to stop all laws coming from one sect of Christianity "The Wall" (so called) was created. It was not created to keep Christianity away from the State. but from keeping the State from destoying religion. And stopping other Christian Sects from destroying one another.

2) Your consttutional question is actually a commerce question. In which the federal government gives almost all powers over to the state. It is not a personal property issue. Because you can buy the alcohol on any other day and drink all you want on Sunday.

Answer 4

Well It does come down to religion I'm afraid but I fail to see the connection. It isn't a sin to drink on any given day but maybe they're thinking to get plastered on a Sunday is some kind of sin, other than that I can't think of any reason you can't buy booze on a Sunday. I live in Toronto. Our liquor store, Beer store & Wine stores are open from 12 pm to 5 pm on Sundays so we're lucky that way. 10 am to 10 pm Mon to Fri. 9:30 am to 10 pm Sat.

Answer 5

You want a valid answer? Alcohol should not be sold on Sundays to keep people such as you from getting wasted seven days a week. Really, what's the big deal? If you don't like the law then stock up on Saturday.

Answer 6

I agree with you, as a college student and a demi-alcoholic, I personally hate Sundays. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer to your question. In some states, I think you can buy alcohol on Sunday but not in Ohio or SC.

Answer 7

I would think it should be unconstitutional. In this past election, we voted on alcohol sales for the county in our state (Alabama) and we are now allowed to buy alcohol on Sunday, but only after 12:00 noon.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I didn't know any part of the Western world banned alcohol sales on a Sunday. Americans are more backwards than I gave them credit for.

Answer 10

In Michigan, no alcohol can be sold on December 25th. That sounds like a religious thing to me. Where's the ACLU?