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Here A Blue Law, There A Blue Law

January 27, 2013 By Jay Brooks 1 Comment

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Given it’s a Sunday, when Blue Laws are usually in effect, I thought I’d share this comic strip by Danny Lewis, who’s an artist living in Massachusetts. Blue Laws, of course, are antiquated laws, usually religiously based.

A blue law is a type of law designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of a day of worship or rest. In the US, most blue laws have been repealed, declared unconstitutional, or are simply unenforced; though prohibitions on the sale of alcoholic beverages or prohibitions of almost all commerce on Sundays are still enforced in many areas. Blue laws often prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores. In some places, blue laws may be enforced due to religious principles, but others are retained as a matter of tradition or out of convenience.

While most have been repealed, not all of them have been, and his comic strip talks about some of the remaining ones.

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Click here to see the cartoon full size.

Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun, Politics & Law Tagged With: Cartoons, Comics, Infographics, Law



Comments

  1. beerman49 says

    January 29, 2013 at 4:38 am

    LMAO – & he’s far better & more accurate than the chart you posted yesterday!

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