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In reply to the discussion: Did FDR Fuck Up By Ending Prohibition? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)61. Wow. That IS gripping. Thanks for the quote. I'm going to read that. I missed that program.
I love Burns. I've seen his Civil War series a couple of times.
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His opposition to Prohibition was unquestionably one of the reasons he got elected
slackmaster
Apr 2012
#13
No kidding. I'd like to hear Al Smith clue some DUers in as to how "unified"...
WorseBeforeBetter
Apr 2012
#47
It has been reported that alcohol at the time accounted for 24+% of GDP - when Prohibition was
Hestia
Apr 2012
#21
While it is true that the President had no official Constitutional role in eliminating the 18th
customerserviceguy
Apr 2012
#25
So, basically you're asserting that is was a coincidence that Congress did what FDR wanted?
Edweird
Apr 2012
#31
I'm saying that when you get a 2/3 majority vote in each house of Congress
Motown_Johnny
Apr 2012
#53
What you had was FDR vigorously pushing a truly progressive agenda and LEADING Congress.
Edweird
Apr 2012
#59
From the stories my father used to tell us the prohibition was not working just like the War on
jwirr
Apr 2012
#30
Wow. That IS gripping. Thanks for the quote. I'm going to read that. I missed that program.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#61
It's fascinating in that the effort to pass, and then repeal, spanned 100+ years...
WorseBeforeBetter
Apr 2012
#64
Prohibition was a total failure. Just llike drug prohibition is a failure now.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#49