tbrown 26 #26 December 11, 2007 I would think that American history from the 1920's and '30s would answer that question. Alcohol was banned by a Constitutional amendment. It took another amendment to repeal it. Repeal was one of the planks in FDR's 1932 platform, after taking office he legalized 3.2% beer until the rest could be repealed. Prohibition didn't seem to slow down anybody's thirst, it just made them more creative and sometimes more violent, in order to get the stuff. (My own granfather was hired as a City Manager of a city in Florida during the depression. The city couldn't afford to pay him a salary, so they introduced him to some speedboat rum runners from Cuba. He got a percentage of their operation as his compensation for running a clean city administration.) Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #27 December 11, 2007 QuoteI would think that American history from the 1920's and '30s would answer that question. The hypothetical question was whether you would still drink it if it was illegal today. (Not whether prohibition is a good idea. I think we all know the answer to that.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #28 December 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteI would think that American history from the 1920's and '30s would answer that question. The hypothetical question was whether you would still drink it if it was illegal today. (Not whether prohibition is a good idea. I think we all know the answer to that.) I believe that the vast majority of people who drink alcohol would still drink if it were to be outlawed. Alcohol is a drug and those who desire their drug will continue to use it, regardless of the law."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
