[MrLeRoy]

The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of August 1917 banned the production of distilled spirits for the duration of the war. The War Prohibition Act of November 1918 forbade the manufacture and sale of all intoxicating beverages of more than 2.75 percent alcohol content, beer and wine as well as hard liquor, until demobilization was completed.

That these legislative bans were found justifiable during wartime in no way implies that they would be justifiable during peacetime.

[tacticalogic]

That these legislative bans were found justifiable during wartime in no way implies that they would be justifiable during peacetime.

And people are willing to accept restrictions and regulations during wartime that would be considered draconian in peacetime. Perhaps the whole point of referring to it as a "War on Drugs" is to try and elicit that kind of compliance.

[robertpaulsen]

"That these legislative bans were found justifiable during wartime in no way implies that they would be justifiable during peacetime."

Yeah, I remember now. We used a different US Constitution during WWI. Could you do me a big favor and dig that one up for me?