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> you can’t ban things because a minority of people don’t have self-control. If that were the case, we would ban beer We did ban beer. Parts of the country sti
by debatem1 3y ago
> you can’t ban things because a minority of people don’t have self-control. If that were the case, we would ban beer
We did ban beer. Parts of the country still have bans on beer. Almost every part of the country has bans on certain types of beer, or certain behavior by beer makers, distributors, and sellers.
The reason beer is broadly legal is not because it was illegal to ban it, but because the ban was unpopular and got reverted.
We could do the same for gambling or anything else for that matter. There is no fundamental right to make money as you see fit in the United States.
- zeroonetwothree 3y agoIt would be better to make the point that banning beer didn't have the happy results proponents thought it would. Or take the "war on drugs" as a more recent example. Not only does it not prevent addicts from getting it, it leads to a huge increase in crime.
- vunderba 3y agoYeah we did. It was called prohibition, and how'd that work out? People drank anyways but this time without strong regulatory bodies to ensure the safety and manufacture of said libations.