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There's a lot of old laws that special case alcohol in the US; mostly artifacts of prohibition and temperance movements.

• dylan604 11mo ago
  Can't buy alcohol before noon on Sunday is one of my faves.
  • gwbas1c 11mo ago
    Don't want people stumbling into church drunk! (That being said, even though I think it's a silly rule, it just seems to exist to annoy alcoholics who can't plan ahead. I'm not an alcoholic, and I rarely consume alcohol before noon, so I just laugh at people who whine about this law.)
    • dylan604 11mo ago
      Was at the airport on a trip with friends with the flight leaving before noon. None of the bars could sell. We are not alcoholics, but we were on vacation. Well, we were trying to start the vacation but had to wait until leaving uptight red state
      • gwbas1c 11mo ago
        > Well, we were trying to start the vacation but had to wait until leaving uptight red state I live in Massachusetts, the bluest of blue states, and we still have special laws about Alcohol on Sunday. According to Gemini, Logan airport can't start serving until 10 a.m. (Because in Massachusetts, we don't want you getting drunk on the way to your Unitarian or interfaith Sunday service after you get off of your red-eye flight.) You can also try reading https://www.mass.gov/guides/working-on-sundays-and-holidays-blue-laws#-sundays---retail-establishments- https://www.mass.gov/guides/working-on-sundays-and-holidays-... if you have the time.
• fsckboy 11mo ago
  >There's a lot of old laws that special case alcohol in the US yes there are, but the anti happy hour laws are only from the 1970-80s, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, raise the drinking age campaigns. the previous round of laws like that were from the Temperance, Prohibition, lifting of Prohibition periods. then before that, yes the Puritan Blue Laws.