So then you're saying legislators should never have legalized holiday/Sunday retail hours in the first place.
Wikipedia: "Blue laws may also prohibit retail activity on days other than Sunday. In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine(which was previously part of Massachusetts),[24] for example, blue laws prohibit most retail stores, including grocery stores, from opening on Thanksgiving and Christmas.[25]"
Not new. Possibly centuries old, given that Maine has been its own state since 1820.
No they are just having to correct a mistake that store hours were regulated in the first place.