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A 10 page paper discussing the trend toward sharply restricting alcohol sales in cities for the purpose of restricting availability in narrow locations. Restricting alcohol sales by zoning and imposing time controls is not unconstitutional in action, but it certainly does oppose the intent of the Constitution and specifically the 21st amendment that repealed Prohibition in 1933. Citizens and local politicians alike need to ensure that their communities do not fall into the trap of "back-door" prohibition that already has been overruled by the 21st amendment. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSlawAlcSalCit.rtf
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The United States attempted to legislate morality in the early years of the 20th century in passing the 18th amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of any
type of alcohol intended for consumption. It did not prohibit the use of alcohol, only the sale of the beverage. The amendment effectively put American vinters, brewers and
distillers out of business but did not prohibit individuals from making home brews for their own personal use. When they turned to selling those brews, they broke the law.
Several cities - most notably Chicago - had taken steps to limit or fully outlaw the sale and use of alcohol within city
limits long before passage of the 18th amendment. Prohibition became national law in 1920; it was repealed in 1933 with the passage of the 21st amendment to the Constitution.
Along with ending Prohibition, the 21st amendment "explicitly granted states authority to regulate alcohol sales" (Courts wine case, 2004). The notable point
most applicable here is that the 21st amendment granted the right to regulate alcohol sales to states. Virtually all states extend the right to regulate alcohol sales to counties.
Increasingly, cities within otherwise "wet" areas seek to prohibit the sale and use of alcohol within specific areas of these cities. Seattle
is one of these cities. Seeking to exercise back-door control on the citys homeless population and particularly that portion addicted to alcohol, Seattle has used zoning, timing and the
creation of "Alcohol Impact Areas" in poor areas of the city in efforts to positively affect the character of poor areas. Though intentions are admirable - at least superficially
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