Free Sunday

The ban of selling alcohol on Sundays is outdated. No alcohol on Sunday is one law in a series of laws called “blue laws.” Other “blue laws” include no traveling on Sunday, no sweeping your house on Sunday, and even no cutting your hair on Sunday. Obviously these laws are no longer practiced. Since World War II, women entered the manufacturing sector, this was the beginning of the deterioration of laws which made Sunday a day of rest.
This kind of law is clearly based on religion, therefore, the ban of buying and selling alcohol is a contradiction of separation of church and state. In the United States of America people are free to practice any religion they want, believe anything they want, and practice their own traditions. In a country which was founded and established with a document called the Constitution, citizens have these rights protected by the first amendment. The United States of America is often referred to as a “melting pot.” This means that our society is made of many different races, religions, and ethnicities. How then, can a law based on religion, such as a “blue law,” not be unconstitutional?
It is a fact, however, laws such as the ban of alcohol on Sundays are often based on resident of constituency. People vote on these issues and people put these laws into action. According to an article written by Mark Meltzer for the Atlanta Business Chronicle, “last year, a bill that would have allowed sale of upscale, higher-alcohol beer was amended to allow Sunday sales. But it was overwhelmingly rejected.” My conclusion is directed to those who voted against lifting the ban of alcohol sales on Sunday; if it is against your morality to drink alcohol on Sunday, then don’t. But who, in this free country, has the right to tell another that they should practice the same? The answer is nobody.