Georgia’s ‘Mimosa Mandate’ Is a Victory for Alcohol Freedom
Reason cited Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on alcohol regulations:
Why stifle alcohol sales when they’re clearly the miracle elixir society needs? Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute explained to Reason last year that the antiquated restrictions stem from blue laws, which limit Sabbath Day activities on religious grounds. Those were especially popular following the repeal of Prohibition. “When the states decided to legalize [alcohol] again, a lot of them instituted blue laws,” said Minton, “and it’s taken this long for most of the states to slowly get rid of them.”