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AbbieNormal
Maryland
The Twenty-first Amendment was fully ratified on December 5, 1933. It is the only Amendment thus far ratified by state conventions, ratified for the express purpose of overturning the 18th amendment...prohibition. The people can still rule over their "betters".

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parodyman-->
17 years ago
I'll drink to that!
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DB Cooper
17 years ago
And in an ironic twist, Utah was the state that put it over the top.
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chitownlawyer
17 years ago
But think of it, if it hadn't been for Prohibition and the resulting bootlegging activity, we never would have had the Kennedy family.
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ThisOldManPlayed1
17 years ago
Nor would Elliott Ness had been so famous!
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Clubber
17 years ago
Nor would we have NASCAR.
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