Sunday alcohol sales stir debate

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Story Published: Feb 18, 2009 at 10:40 PM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 18, 2009 at 10:40 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - Opponents of allowing Georgia stores to sell
alcohol on Sundays said the measure would be ``one more tear'' in
the state's moral fabric.

Supporters argued before a Senate committee on Wednesday the
sales would boost Georgia revenues at a time when it badly needs
the additional cash. Grocery store owners say customers are
clamoring for the change.

Georgia is one of only three states that don't allow stores to
sell alcohol on Sunday. The other two are Connecticut and Indiana.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Seth Harp, a Midland Republican,
would give local governments the option on whether to permit Sunday
alcohol sales. Voters in those areas would have to approve the
change at the ballot box.

It has failed to win passage for the last two years.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Thursday, Feb 19 at 11:15 AM Sunday wrote ...

No more alcohol! It kills! It attacked my grandfather with a kitchen knife. Very sad day.

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Thursday, Feb 19 at 2:04 AM Dale P wrote ...

The proposed law is pretty much the same as South Carolina's. In SC, even after voters in a county approve Sunday sales, it is still sometimes a pain to get the Sunday license. Even in counties that allow Sunday sales, there are few stores that sell on Sunday, with the exception of coastal areas.

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