Sunday, December 25, 2005

Dear ACLU: Please come to Indiana and help rescue us from ourselves -- again.

From the Courier-Journal comes this Associated Press story:

Diners complain about Christmas alcohol ban.

Christmas dinners at Indiana restaurants don't include a champagne toast -- or alcohol of any kind.

State law prohibits restaurants and bars from selling alcohol on Christmas, a ban that annoys the managers of many Hoosier establishments, who say it hurts their business.

There are archaic laws in every American state, but it's hard to imagine a more obvious violation of church-state separation than this one -- or a better example of deaf legislators when it comes to making the case.

Sounds like a job for the ACLU.

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