Mr. Perdue! Put Down Your Liquor Money and Shut Off The Pork!
Once in a while, someone else puts it down stronger than we ever could.
As you may know, the Georgia General Assembly is considering a bill that would let local municipalities decide whether or not to allow bottle sales of wine and beer on Sunday. Liquor stores and religious conservatives oppose it. A majority of Georgians favor it. In the AJC, the following letter to the editor appears framing the debate in an excellent light. Excellent job, Mr. Zinsenheim. Fantastic.
‘Pork Sales: Is a Similar Restriction Due?’
“After a hard workweek back at his old job as a veterinarian, Sonny was looking forward to his favorite Saturday morning breakfast of fried eggs, grits, biscuit with gravy, and smoked pork sausage. That was until Mary informed him that they were out of sausage. “No problem, I’ll just run down to the grocery store,” replied Sonny. However, when Sonny got to the meat section, he was greeted with a sign “By State Law: No Pork Sales on Fridays or Saturdays.” Sonny had forgotten about the law advocated by a coalition of Jews, Muslims and Seventh-day Adventists. Sonny called his local state representative, complaining “Why should the religious views of some infringe on the vast majority of Georgia residents?” The reply was:
“Think of it this way. It really helps you plan ahead for the rest of your life. Time management.”
STEVE ZINSENHEIM, Marietta