To: The Utah State House, The Utah State Senate, and Governor Gary R. Herbert
Bring sanity to our state liquor board
The current policy of state-controlled sales of nearly all alcohol within the state of Utah is a massive government overreach and a shameless example of attempts at legislating morality.
In short: there is no government interest in what times or on what days individuals of proper age purchase beer, liquor, wine, or malt beverages, and these items should be available for purchase or sale by private companies rather than state controlled stores. The laws here are outdated and need to be changed.
In short: there is no government interest in what times or on what days individuals of proper age purchase beer, liquor, wine, or malt beverages, and these items should be available for purchase or sale by private companies rather than state controlled stores. The laws here are outdated and need to be changed.
Why is this important?
I have decided to start this petition for a number of reasons. The single most important of these is that the law is stifling and a classic example of nanny state lawmaking. The government has no right to tell anyone what completely legal items they can purchase or when, nor should they be allowed to make any attempt at enforcing their own views of morality on the population of the state. Laws should be backed up by facts, not by an attempt at enforcing a philosophy.