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To: george76
Wilson... signed Prohibition into law...Total BS.
3 posted on 12/13/2020 4:56:11 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Labyrinthos
Wilson... signed Prohibition into law...Total BS.

The Volstead Act was signed into law during the Wilson administration.

It was the enabling legislation for Prohibition.

Wilson also instituted a "temporary wartime prohibition" During WWI, by proclamation, to "save grain for food".

5 posted on 12/13/2020 5:17:12 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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