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To: thecabal
That's nearly the exact opposite of what I'm saying. There's a huge difference between a law banning everyone from having alcohol and a law that gives everyone "free healthcare".

If you think prohibition's unpopularity makes this a mirror comparison, think again. Prohibition = Immensely unpopular. Public Option = Immensely unpopular. Americans have proven that the "gift" of free healthcare is NOT a popular option. It's not the dichotomy of the two examples, but the similarity of public non-support that's important.

As I stated, I'm not saying this would be easy. But you asked for a past instance of repeal. I provided one. And I stand on the comparison.

51 posted on 09/09/2009 7:58:51 AM PDT by bcsco (Hopey changey down the drainey...)
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To: bcsco
But you asked for a past instance of repeal. I provided one. And I stand on the comparison.

I asked for a past instance of a repeal of a major government giveaway. Prohibition was definitely not a program of government wealth redistribution.

57 posted on 09/09/2009 8:07:43 AM PDT by thecabal (Destroy Progressivism)
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