tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post642932124952705837..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: Summer Travels: Stars Fell on AlabamaTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-65444563971845968312012-10-26T08:56:38.868-07:002012-10-26T08:56:38.868-07:00blue laws are gradually disappearing here in Alaba...blue laws are gradually disappearing here in Alabama. i live in the county just north of where Eufala is, and we recently (last 5 years or so) rescinded that law. beer and wine (not liquor) can be sold on sundays after 12 noon.<br /><br />part of the problem here is that, for many county ordinances, a statewide referendum is required for any kind of change. our archaic constitution of 1901 requires statewide approval for these, which are actually constitutional amendments. it's silly, but that is also part of the problem. i'm not sure of the process getting an amendment on the ballot, if it's tedious and problematic. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449783353273386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-65844789614498855322012-09-03T19:58:02.034-07:002012-09-03T19:58:02.034-07:00Blue laws suck. I didn't know they still exist...Blue laws suck. I didn't know they still existed anywhere in the universe.Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.com