[robertpaulsen]

Hellooooo.....John Hancock!

The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of August 1917 banned the production of distilled spirits for the duration of the war. The War Prohibition Act of November 1918 forbade the manufacture and sale of all intoxicating beverages of more than 2.75 percent alcohol content, beer and wine as well as hard liquor, until demobilization was completed.

The 18th amendment, BTW, was ratified January 16, 1919.

[bvw]

And how were those legislative dictas tested in the courts for legitimacy? Many laws are passed, not all pass muster.

[MrLeRoy]

The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of August 1917 banned the production of distilled spirits for the duration of the war. The War Prohibition Act of November 1918 forbade the manufacture and sale of all intoxicating beverages of more than 2.75 percent alcohol content, beer and wine as well as hard liquor, until demobilization was completed.

That these legislative bans were found justifiable during wartime in no way implies that they would be justifiable during peacetime.

[Roscoe]

Every WOD thread goes the same way. You present the law and the facts, the other side responds with falsehoods and flames.