I am fully aware that most Americans today have no clue as to the damage one federal law brought to -- and did to -- America. I refer to Prohibition. It was then, just as it is today with ObamaCare, all brought down on our heads by a bunch of people who were absolutely, positively, convinced they knew what was best for America and they were one hundred percent determined to "fundamentally change" America.
Boy! Did they ever change America!
It was the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Americans referred to it as "Prohibition" just as today the "Affordable Care Act" is referred to as "ObamaCare." Both these nick names were/are intended to demonstrate the disgust in which Americans hold both Prohibition and ObamaCare.
The grossly disliked Prohibition brought changes in and to American society and brought changes in American culture that have left their mark on this country. Many of those changes we still feel today. Not all these changes were for the better. There was a dark side to Prohibition. A very dark side. See, Prohibition actually fueled the very activities it was intended to eliminate: crime and drunkenness. It was, and remains, a classic case of what happens to a country when the "Law of Unintended Consequences" reigns supreme.
(Editor’s note: J.D. Longstreet passed away in 2014. He will be greatly missed.)
Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply loyal American believing strongly in “America First”.
He is a thirty-year veteran of the broadcasting business, as an “in the field” and “on-air” news reporter (contributing to radio, TV, and newspapers) and a conservative broadcast commentator.
Longstreet is a veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserve. He is a member of the American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A lifelong Christian, Longstreet subscribes to “old Lutheranism” to express and exercise his faith.