I love Utah politics

[PaloAltoCougar]

How can a politician have a dead fish handshake?

When out pressing the flesh in big crowds, campaigners take that approach to reduce hand fatigue, pain and even arthritis. At least that was the explanation I received after my first politician's handshake and asked my dad later why it was so limp. The politician was Vice President Richard Nixon. October 1960.

[Bo Diddley]

Knucklehead is an underrated word.

I use it all the time.

[MartyFunkhouser]

The Herriman liquor store is a step in the right direction for the DABC stores. It isn't cramped like the other liquor stores, it is nice and bright, and the displays are much better. That being said, it is just absolutely ridiculous to build this nice new liquor store and still not have refrigeration for beer in the location.

Also, it is nice that the higher weight beers coming to stores, but it also ridiculous that there had to be a "compromise" because of LDS church opposition. It would be less of a concern that the liquor stores don't have refrigeration if the original 4.8 alcohol by weight had been passed.

[falafel]

The Herriman liquor store is a step in the right direction for the DABC stores. It isn't cramped like the other liquor stores, it is nice and bright, and the displays are much better. That being said, it is just absolutely ridiculous to build this nice new liquor store and still not have refrigeration for beer in the location.

Also, it is nice that the higher weight beers coming to stores, but it also ridiculous that there had to be a "compromise" because of LDS church opposition. It would be less of a concern that the liquor stores don't have refrigeration if the original 4.8 alcohol by weight had been passed.

The LDS church represents the largest single group of residents of the state. You think its ridiculous that the majority of Utahns get to have a say in alcohol laws?

[Jeff Lebowski]

The LDS church represents the largest single group of residents of the state. You think its ridiculous that the majority of Utahns get to have a say in alcohol laws?

The scare quotes on "compromise" made me laugh.

[MartyFunkhouser]

The scare quotes on "compromise" made me laugh.

It isn't a compromise when it is basically entirely dictated and decided by one entity.

[Commando]

It isn't a compromise when it is basically entirely dictated and decided by one entity.

That one entity being a majority of residents? Yeah Democracy can be quite one-sided sometimes. Look at the dicknose in the White House who gets to terrorize us for another 15 months unfettered. I didn't ask for this! Stupid swing states.

[MartyFunkhouser]

The LDS church represents the largest single group of residents of the state. You think its ridiculous that the majority of Utahns get to have a say in alcohol laws?

Not questioning their right to weigh in. It would be nice though if they acknowledged that they basically write the liquor laws in Utah.

[Sullyute]

It would be nice though if they acknowledged that they basically write the liquor laws in Utah.

Pretty sure it was in Packer’s famous talk “unwritten order of things”.

[wapiti]

Not questioning their right to weigh in. It would be nice though if they acknowledged that they basically write the liquor laws in Utah.

In what forum should they make that acknowledgement?

[MartyFunkhouser]

In what forum should they make that acknowledgement?

General Conference.

Russell M. Nelson should stand up and say "We write the liquor laws in this state. You heathens will buy your Satan juice where, when, and how I say."

[Flystripper]

I don't live in Utah so I don't follow their liquor laws closely. Is the refrigeration of higher weight beer in stores against the law?

[MartyFunkhouser]

I don't live in Utah so I don't follow their liquor laws closely. Is the refrigeration of higher weight beer in stores against the law?

It isn't. A brewery can sell refrigerated high weight beer on site. I'm not aware of anything that specifically restricts the DABC from actually having refrigeration in stores.

[Flystripper]

It isn't. A brewery can sell refrigerated high weight beer on site. I'm not aware of anything that specifically restricts the DABC from actually having refrigeration in stores.

other than by not having refrigeration, IPAs get skunky and it can ruin them, thereby making them undrinkable...I see what they are up to.

[falafel]

General Conference.

Russell M. Nelson should stand up and say "We write the liquor laws in this state. You heathens will buy your Satan juice where, when, and how I say."

I actually agree with this.