[Lothar]

In the case of PA, the origins of the State Liquor Store has been lost after countless political battles. Conservative lawmakers have argued for years that the system needs to be dismantled in favor of private stores and that state government has no business running the stores.

If you took a poll, you would be hard pressed to find anyone in the state, outside of government, who feels that the state being in the liquor business brings any value. But every time a bill is brought to the state house, the liberals insure that the only way that the system will end is on the Friday before a long holiday weekend, leaving no alternative for consumers.

With the prospect of a dry 4th of July or Labor Day weekend, the effort is tabled.

The real issue is state employees of the stores, who are unionized, overpaid, and remain loyal to the leftist lawmakers, as long as they get to keep their cushy jobs. The protection they get from lawmakers is nothing more than political pandering for votes bought and paid for.