Utah Governor Jon Huntsman thinks that's hurting the tourist industry, and is trying to reform those laws by eliminating club membership requirements.
But this is one party the powers-that-be are crashing:
"Status quo is where we're going to stay," Senate President-elect Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville, said Monday. And the Senate's GOP majority unanimously agrees, he said.
"We've got lots of things to offer in the state of Utah," he said, citing a number of tourist attractions. "If all we've got to offer them is alcohol, they'd better not come."
Okay. Just crossed out Bryce Canyon National Park Summer 2009.
Hat-tip to Jeremy at Jeremy's Jeremiad for being a non-drinking resident of Utah who, nevertheless, gets it.
As a non-drinker I’m usually not directly affected by our state’s dumb alcohol laws. As someone who has lived in a state with normal liquor laws I can see how obvious it is that our laws are a pointless nuisance to lawabiding citizens who just want to have a drink. It really is time for a change. Utah’s Senate leaders should get out of the way.
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