Constitutional Law
Dec. 6, 2008
Proposition 8 Draws on Parallels To Prohibition, Some Scholars Say
Seventy-five years ago, the states fully ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending prohibition - a practice that sprung from grassroots activism by Protestant religious groups, ultimately making its way into the country's highest law as the 18th Amendment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Seventy-five years ago, the states fully ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending prohibition - a practice that sprung from grassroots activism by Protestant religious groups, ultimately making its way into the country's highest law as the 18th Amendment. But 13 years later, public support waned and lawmakers proffered another amendment, this time to overturn the ...
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