Prohibition Repeal: Another Nullification Success Story
On December 5, 1933, the 18th amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment, ending prohibition. What most people don’t know is that state and local nullification created the atmosphere where this repeal was inevitable. Before I started researching for this...
Why American Businesses Should Understand Nullification
“After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.”, Calvin Coolidge This excerpt from Coolidge’s 1925 address to the American Society of...
Ending Prohibition: Yet Another Nullification Success Story
On January 16, 1919, the ratification of the 18th amendment was certified by the US Congress. This amendment had been ratified by 46 of 48 states and said: Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of...