Seems that the liquor licenses are expiring – from Powerline:
Mark Dayton’s shutdown of Minnesota’s state government is now in its third week, and so far I’ve seen no sign of it. I mean that literally: if I hadn’t read about the shutdown in the newspapers, I would have no reason to be aware of it…
…This morning, however, the Strib pulled out the heavy artillery with the revelation that bars across the state of Minnesota are beginning to lose their ability to sell beer, wine and liquor:
Hundreds of bars, restaurants and stores across Minnesota are running out of beer and alcohol and others may soon run out of cigarettes — a subtle and largely unforeseen consequence of a state government shutdown.
The logical thing to do here is to make liquor licenses last longer – or make them automatically renewed during a period of government shut down. Of course, we can also debate whether or not the State should even be regulating the sale of things as common to humanity, for thousands upon thousands of years, as beer and wine (an argument can be made about hard liquor as it is a relatively new development…no more than 500 or so years; such newfangled things even we conservatives can wish to see regulated until we’re really sure how it works out). Beer and wine are really just a sort of food – as common on the human lunch and dinner table as bread and milk. And you can perfectly well keep it out of the hands of the kids without licensing the sale of it. Away with this Puritan legacy of regulated beer…
Of lesser importance than beer (and I really mean this) is the effect this government shut down is having on attitudes in Minnesota. The government is shut down and yet people are managing to live – this is a body blow Big Government. The world didn’t end – it will take liberalism a long time to recover from this. Meanwhile, with liberalism in disarray, we have an excellent opportunity to turn beer and wine back over to the complete control of the people by eliminating all government responsibility for its production, distribution and sale. High time that the adults of America got to decide how much beer to drink, and when.
UPDATE: The Democrat governor caves in and agrees to the GOP budget. Let that sink in a little bit – in a blue State, with the entirety of the Ruling Class and the MSM on his side, the Democrat had to surrender when the GOP stood firm. This can be repeated nationally.
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It appears the Governor is the only adult in the State of Minn. There seems to be very few adults in the GOP any more. If there were, they would put the country ahead of their own political aspirations. But that is not going to happen. The GOP is playing politics with the citizens of this country and do not care what the consequences might mean to the average person. Thanks again for failing to behave as statesmen and leaders, GOP. Ronald Reagan would not recognize his party today.
It appears the Governor is another IDIOT in the State of Minn. There seems to be very few AMERICANS in the donkRATS any more. If there were, they would put the country ahead of their own political aspirations. But that is not going to happen. The DONKS are playing politics with the citizens of this country and do not care what the consequences might mean to the average person. UNIONS ILLEGALS LOOTERS and THIEVES above the hard working TAX PAYERS. Thanks again for failing to behave as statesmen and leaders, DONKS. JFK would not recognize his party today, the KKK has been replaced with commies.
FIXED
NEXT?
The GOP is playing politics with the citizens of this country and do not care what the consequences might mean to the average person. – franklymydear
But the democrats not presenting a budget, or outlining specifics on budget cuts is NOT playing politics? Have I got that right?
frank,
The governor just wanted another useless, destructive round of tax and spend liberalism…sorry, but we GOPers are not inclined to go along with using taxpayer dollars as a Democrat party slush fund.
Good for you, Velma! You have finally hit upon the truth that the only adult way to deal with conservative opposition to reckless spending is to agree to cut back on it.
True, this is explained by the adage “Even a blind pig finds an acorn, sometimes” but it is a step in the right direction.
Now you might try to sort out why agreeing with the Republicans is “adult” but their opposition to the reckless spending is not.
Uh-oh—that might get too close to that “nonsense” of political philosophy.
Ruh Ro
http://www.gallup.com/poll/148487/Republican-Candidate-Extends-Lead-Obama.aspx
and there IS NO GOP candidate……LOL
LOOOOKING GOOOOOD
So do you think we are just hoping for change?
Ama
PRAYING for it by any means, (naturally) of course.