“The Abolition of Lawlessness”

Let's review some facts about the repeal of Prohibition, since the Supreme Court is likely to consider the intent of the framers of Repeal as much as the letter of the law. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. had been a lifelong abstainer of alcohol and a big supporter of Prohibition, (so he was both rich and a teetotaler, a combination which must have made him an insufferable bore). However, he changed his views after observing that the law was largely ignored,