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To: robertpaulsen
Look, legislatures pass illegal laws at times. These temperance laws obviously were political bone-tosses. Did they get tested in the courts? Some times, such bad laws don't -- no one enforces them, mooting a court action, or as may have happened here -- a legitimate act superceded these bad laws and they never did get tested.

So let's ask ... Are they still in force now? And did they ever get tested in the courts?

117 posted on 02/13/2003 8:42:57 AM PST by bvw
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To: bvw
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Look, you said that Congress needed a constitutional amendment to ban alcohol. I proved to you that they didn't.

I'm done. The ball's in your court. If you can point out where these Acts were unconstitutional or illegal (other than just saying so), be my guest.

119 posted on 02/13/2003 8:57:20 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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