liberty is, primarily, the right to study and apply the #law . all other "liberties" stand on that duty. and duty it is. for as we all know, an actual "right" is consonant with responsibility. get to work, dude.

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@Nostur killing it with nesting finesse on main feed! Very nice…. #grownostr #nostr takin’ #napps like latinos.

Gee... I wonder if the Bureau responsibly disbanded or at least downsized when Prohibition ended in 1933... 🧐 The Volstead Act, enacted in 1919, established the legal framework for Prohibition in the United States, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. The IRS was involved in enforcing this law through its Bureau of Prohibition, which was responsible for investigating alcohol-related offenses during the Prohibition era. View quoted note →

#law #history "Conclusion: The Real Legacy of Prohibition Prohibition wasn’t just about booze. It was a covert industrial war. Rockefeller used his power and wealth to shape the law, fund the temperance movement, and back legislation that would quietly cripple ethanol as a fuel. The 18th Amendment didn’t ban fuel alcohol. But the government’s regulations made sure it was just as dead. And that, more than anything, is what handed gasoline — and Rockefeller’s empire — the throne."

The Prohibition Lie, Part II: How Rockefeller Still Controlled Oil — and How the Government Quietly Killed Ethanol

The Standard Oil “breakup” was a sleight of hand. The 18th Amendment never banned fuel alcohol — but the federal government made sure it beca...

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