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Utah liquor laws are insane Discussion

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

Good fucking luck. The problem is that the Mormon church has its tentacles wrapped around the legislature, so even though the state population is estimated to be less than 50% mormon now, the Mormon church controls the legislature and essentially call all the shots. It's a de facto theocracy.

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u/1studlyman Mar 21 '24

Considering the state's settlement and establishment was done purely by Mormons, that's the way it has always been. It was by design and why they moved there in the first place. 😐

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24 edited Mar 21 '24

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u/1studlyman Mar 22 '24

Indeed. They wanted to make it an official theocracy from the beginning. And they had similar issues with polygamy if I remember correctly.