Us Vs. The Rumrunners
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had a profound effect on the lives and liberties of all Americans that would choose to violate it. Even if one wasn't willing to attempt breaking the law, they were undoubtedly touched by it's presence in one form or another. There are always those few in society who will test the long arm of the law. During the 1920's, with the temptation of fast and easy money supplying the wants of the American people, those few became many. Even the simple working man got a great thrill out of breaking the law by having a drink. The strengthening of lawless behavior in all forms seems to be the only outcome it consistently produced. Like the ever widening ripple in a quiet pool of water, it became a law enforcement nightmare that would only end with its repeal.
Taking away the freedom of a state, in this union of states, to choose its own objectives and moral placement dates back to the Civil War. The southern states, having the......
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