Prohibition is ABSOLUTELY the example of legislating morality. (History is difficult for you, I know) The Women's Christian Temperance Union, sold the government on the fantasy, that ALCOHOL was the root of all immorality, evil, addiction and depravity, and if they could just make it illegal, people would start living “righteous” lives again by law, Church attendance would grow again, and America would be saved from eternal damnation!
The very opposite happened. It actually increased the behavior they were trying to control or stop.
Have you noticed that Santorum supports seem to be, en masse, completely unaware of history... and how their ideas on government enforcement of morality have already played out, time and time again?
It’s like looking at a leftist, who keeps saying that communism will work... we just need to get the right people in charge.
Statism never works in the long term. The more you get, the quicker the nation collapses. Adding G-d to it doesn’t make it work any better.
Actually, you have revealed quite about about yourself by your use of the leftist catch phrase "legislating morality." American law is based on "legislating morality" (I won't return your silly insult about ignorance of history).
The laws against murder, theft, drunk driving, etc, etc, and the laws already on the books regarding obscenity, child pornography, etc. are ALL about morality. Do you seriously wish to posit the argument that they should be eliminated?
Now stop being obtuse, and stick with the real issue, OK? You'll never convince me that you want the laws on murder and child molestation removed, so your 'legislating morality' bunk falls flat on its immoral face.
And the criminal infrastructure that arose during prohibition didn't go away. They moved on to smuggling and distributing other controlled substances.