Stupid *^$&^#$* "Blue Laws" in Texas

[D-NICE]

So we could conclude by saying its not smart for the Smart Dealer to be closed!

I know when I lived in NoVa the high end dealers would be closed (Mercedes Audi BMW) and at one particular dealership, one particular salesman would be there on Sunday on his day off and on his own free will, because he knew how many "potential" customers stop by and just look around the lot. He could then make the contacts while all the other sales people were enjoying their Sundays doing non work things. Now to me, he is "smart"!

[mike-in-sa]

Smart dealer in San Antonio is open on Sunday.

[rawlus®]

i think people are making quite a big deal about one day of closing. if it's that important to you, you'll find a way to make it happen one of the other 6 days. if it's not, then you learn to go without.
i can't believe that nobody can live without a smart dealership being open on sundays! :lol: i can even live without gas stations or convenience stores on sundays, i can live without groceries and department stores, malls and restaurants.

how coddled have we become as a society? is consumerism our Achilles heel?

perhaps terrorists need only strike at closing commerce on sundays and they'll run the country to the ground! panic in the streets! i can't shop on sunday! what am i gonna do!???!!!

[D-NICE]

It's the principle of it. And yes, America is run on commercialism. Has been for quite some time. Why let blue laws inconvenience those who may not have a schedule that allows time to "shop" Mon - Sat. Let us not conform to society, but confront society!
I'm Fired Up! And Ready to go!

[JanetMermaid]

Originally Posted by rawlus®

i think people are making quite a big deal about one day of closing. if it's that important to you, you'll find a way to make it happen one of the other 6 days. if it's not, then you learn to go without.
i can't believe that nobody can live without a smart dealership being open on sundays! :lol: i can even live without gas stations or convenience stores on sundays, i can live without groceries and department stores, malls and restaurants.

how coddled have we become as a society? is consumerism our Achilles heel?

perhaps terrorists need only strike at closing commerce on sundays and they'll run the country to the ground! panic in the streets! i can't shop on sunday! what am i gonna do!???!!!

What about my friend, who is an emergency room nurse, and generally works on Saturday? What about other people who are working 6 days a week just to make ends meet? They're only day to shop is Sunday. Do you consider them "coddled"?

And it also IS about the principle. Those who expect everyone to consider Sunday a day of rest force that on others with their blue laws.

[mike-in-sa]

So lets see, you don't work on Sundays but everyone else should?

[Dunerunner]

Laws that regulate business operational hours or prohibit operation on certain days are not needed. The econimics of operating 7 days a week, or 10 - 12 hours a day, or what ever will regulate them without intervention from any well meaning public official. I agree, most blue laws today are outdated. If left alone, I suspect most small businesses would close at least one day per week just so they can catch a break!

[JanetMermaid]

Originally Posted by mike-in-sa

So lets see, you don't work on Sundays but everyone else should?

Huh!?!?!

Did you actually READ my post?

If you're referring to those who would have to work on Sunday so the businesses could be open, no one would FORCE them to work. Those who want to work could; those who don't want to wouldn't. It's the fact that car dealers are forced to remain closed that is the problem. Let the free market and individual business owners decide whether to be open or closed.

[rawlus®]

Originally Posted by JanetMermaid

Those who want to work could; those who don't want to wouldn't.

then your emergency room friend wants to work on saturdays - if she doesn't want to work saturday and go to the smart dealer instead, that's her perogative.

yes, i would say she is coddled - she wants the world to move to match her chosen schedule.

[Fredvon4]

Well count me as coddled too then

Janet is not suggesting ANY mandate for ANY business to be open on Saturday or Sunday...she and I are ranting about stupid LAWS that make it a crime to be open on Saturday or Sunday and in some cases prohibit particular commodities on those two days... Blue Laws are anti American and not constitutional in my opinion

I suspect that many car dealers would choose to have 10AM to 3PM Sunday hours if there was NOT a LAW prohibiting their prerogative to conduct business as they see fit.

Funny... but I suspect Janet and I are conservative Christians and what we are ranting against is the Laws like this were put in place by Church demands....

I suspect some of you arguing for these Laws are probably secular progressives and staunch separation of Church and State believers... kinda weird huh?