Posted by Paul Hyett on 11/05/06 09:19

In rec.video.dvd.tech on Sat, 4 Nov 2006, PTravel wrote :
>
>"Paul Hyett" <pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:Q1ECJ8K+OETFFw32@blueyonder.co.uk...
>> In rec.video.dvd.tech on Fri, 3 Nov 2006, PTravel wrote :
>>>
>>>I agree that Congress taking bribes to pass laws (and that is exactly what
>>>lobbyists do) is a serious problem, probably one of the most serious
>>>problems facing this country. However, as long as the laws it passes
>>>comply
>>>with Constitutional, they are legitimate and enforceable.
>>
>> Like the 18th Amendment was?
>
>That's right. It was the law until it the Constitution was amended again to
>change it.

It was legitimate, but *unenforceable*.
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Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

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