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To: patdor
I would prefer the Constitutional way.
If the Federal Govt. did not have the power to ban alcohol without a Constitutional amendment, then how did it gain the power to outlaw drugs?
By liberal over interpretation of the Constitution is how.
Support a return to strict construction.

SO9

23 posted on 01/04/2004 11:19:27 AM PST by Servant of the 9 (Screwing the Inscrutable or is it Scruting the Inscrewable?)
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To: Servant of the 9
"If the Federal Govt. did not have the power to ban alcohol without a Constitutional amendment,"

But they did have that power. Now what?

87 posted on 01/05/2004 6:44:22 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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