"Closed on Sunday, you my Chick-Fil-A."
Well, not anymore, if the New York gestapo has anything to say about it!
Yes, New York apparently cares more about travelers and their munchies than they do about religious freedom — or freedom at all, for that matter. Chick-Fil-A closes on the Lord's Day to give employees a holy day of rest, but it looks like they could be faced with a big-time decision in their New York State rest stop locations — whether to stay and remain open on Sunday, or to simply move out.
It's the holiday season, meaning thousands of drivers will be on the road, and now a group of New York State Assembly officials want to ensure all travelers can access all restaurants…seven days a week. News10 spoke with one of the sponsors of the Rest Stop Restaurant Act, Assemblyman Tony Simone ...
The bill will require companies contracted to provide food and beverage services along the Thruway and at the Port Authority in New York and New Jersey to remain open seven days a week.
That means Chick-Fil-A, in locations at rest stops along this highway system, would be forced to stay open on Sundays.
(Libs really need to make up their minds - they hate CFA but want it to be open 7 days a week?)
And just listen to Assemblyman Tony Simone, because he's about as entitled as they come.
It's Sunday, Christmas Eve … thousands of New Yorkers are traveling to their families to find restaurants at rest areas across the state ... You know, we get hungry when we're traveling. We may not like our brother-in-law or sister-in-law's cooking and wanna get a snack on Christmas Eve. To find one of the restaurants closed on the thru-way is just not in the public good.
Yeah dude, not everything is a public good. See that picture up there in the story? There are plenty of other restaurants to choose from. I know those chicken nuggies are good but go whine over at Panera if you need to drown your sorrows in a panini.
I think Chick-Fil-A is actually going to win this one and remain closed on Sunday. Either that, or the lawmakers will succeed in pushing Chick-Fil-A out. I feel like even New York isn't ready for this type of government overreach, so my money's on Chick-Fil-A.
Some light at the end of the tunnel for Chick-Fil-A here:
However, a Thruway official who spoke with NEWS10 said that all 27 service areas that were a part of the $450 million project were built with no toll or tax dollars and that Chick-fil-A already signed a 33-year contract with the Thruway.
Contract's signed, bud. So Chick-Fil-A is grandfathered in (I hope).
We'll see how this turns out for the makers of God's Chicken Sandwich. Religious freedom just may prevail, even in a backwards state like New York.
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