tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post6424149333735909092..comments2023-11-02T05:41:36.074-06:00Comments on City Weekly Salt Blog: Archives January 2007-February 2009: Update: Private Clubs Closer to DeathSalt Lake City Weeklyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546409659306486287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-37386423365412216052008-06-29T04:47:00.000-06:002008-06-29T04:47:00.000-06:00You're all nuts. Utah liquor laws won't change. Do...You're all nuts. Utah liquor laws won't change. Do you really think the mormon church, which controls Utah, will change its position? It won't because it will be a step down in it's overall control. It needs to have its finger on the control button, and any new liquor laws will mean a removal of that finger.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791469863422971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-26642008416723944142008-06-27T17:54:00.000-06:002008-06-27T17:54:00.000-06:00Extremely well put! Such clear thinking is sadly ...Extremely well put! Such clear thinking is sadly absent, it seems, with the DABC and Utah law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955615969511521360.post-6913440285728757912008-06-26T15:05:00.000-06:002008-06-26T15:05:00.000-06:00First off, thanks for keeping us posted on the lat...First off, thanks for keeping us posted on the latest status with respect to the changes in liquor law; it's not like there's an abundance of clearinghouses where we could learn about our recent governmental control in public affairs. We shouldn't have to rely only on reporters and bloggers for this kind of information. This implicit secrecy in governmental change and legislative decisions is all part of the larger problem.<BR/><BR/>Second, the basic premise behind abolishing the whole private club concept is to streamline liquor laws so that Utah has a competitive chance to acquire tourist dollars (away from CO, NV, ID, WY, AZ, and CA). Adding yet another level of complexity to an already unjustified set of convoluted laws is a horrible idea. In fact, the only way that adding a 5th license class would be good is if all current beer taverns and private clubs were "allowed" to change their status and then actually did so. This way the 3rd and 4th classes would still technically be on the books, but only in a vestigial sense. Is this what would happen? Perhaps this is what they have in mind, and if so, then I'm all for it. I would like nothing more than to be able to go down to my local beer tavern and order a "real" beer like a "real" adult, but for some reason I'm skeptical that it would actually happen. <BR/><BR/>What we really need is for the DABC commissioners to draft a completely new and simplified set of liquor laws based on input from the public and the successes/failures of other states. I'm all for vice taxation (especially petroleum tax), but we need fewer of the confusing and unjustified laws on the books rather than more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com