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Prohibition...A Waste?
Prohibition is now a waif of a thought in most’s minds but at one
time was a factor on everyone’s mind. It began a movement that later some
believed was a mistake. I cannot tell my opinion, but will simply show you
the history of it. Prohibition has many stories, including, but not
limited to, the ....
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.... people
be allowed to vote yes or no on the question of continuing to license the
saloons.” (Encarta 1) The ASL held powerful members in Congress and so was
able to pass an amendment for prohibition. This amendment, quickly
ratified, was simply writing on paper without enforcement.
“To enforce the 18th Amendment, Congress passed the National
Prohibition Act, usually called the Volstead Act because Congressman Andrew
Volstead of Minnesota introduced it in 1919. This law defined the
prohibited “intoxicating liquors” as those with an alcoholic content of
more than 0.5 percent, althoug ....
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