Those in favour of Prohibition stated:-
It would reduce crime
Improve public health
Bring families closer together
Unite the Nation
The 'Drys' won the argument and got Prohibition.
The reality was the opposite of all their claims and it was reversed.
Sound familiar?
#Brexit
@Andrew_Adonis To take my mind off #Brexit, I'm watching yet another excellent Ken Burns film "Prohibition" but am immediately struck by the parallel of a Nation bitterly divided over a binary choice on a complex issue. Constitutional Amendments were considered irreversible. It lasted 13 years.
The Constitution barely survived today.
By a 5-4 vote, Trump’s Supreme Court declined to let him rewrite the Constitution and end birthright citizenship.
We’re hanging on by a thread. The fight to defend our democracy is far from over.
“I don’t believe in climate change.”
Bro, it’s not the Tooth Fairy. It’s science. You either understand climate change or you don’t. It has nothing to do with your beliefs.
Attention ABC and CBS: This is how you handle it when a fascist is pushing you around. You don’t cave in, fire people, cancel shows, and give him loads of cash to make him leave you alone. You fucking fight back.
What the BBC did. They played clips of Trump out of chronological order. He complained. They apologised. That should have been it. But he sued them for $10 billion.
So the BBC is going to fully litigate all of Trump's actions surrounding the attack on the Capitol.
Excellent.
The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster. https://t.co/tFe6RkMytI
One way to push back against an authoritarian is to mock him.
trump is so weak and insecure he is now demanding our respect.
So I’m sending him my favorite picture below.
Feel free to retweet and send your favorite picture or video to @realDonaldTrump.
MIKE JOHNSON: “If we lose the midterms, the Dems will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body. They will go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, and friends.”
This is actually the best case I’ve heard for voting Democrat.
@lembitopik Because extreme weather variations are a sign of global warning. Scientists are overwhelmingly against you. It's embarrassing that you were ever a LibDem MP. I hope your new owners are paying you well.
@lembitopik Because extreme weather variations are a sign of global warning. Scientists are overwhelmingly against you. It's embarrassing that you were ever a LibDem MP. I hope your new owners are paying you well.