poem correct me if I am wrong but it dose not say
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they had to make amendment to abolish alcohol . it was the 18th amendment
U.S. Constitution - Amendment 18
Amendment 18 - Liquor Abolished
1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
Notes for this amendment:
Proposed 12/18/1917
Ratified 1/16/1919
Repealed by the 21st Amendment, 12/5/1933
History
now lets take a look at the 21st amendment
U.S. Constitution - Amendment 21
Amendment 21 - 18th Amendment Repealed
1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
3. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
Notes for this amendment:
Proposed 2/20/1933
Ratified 12/5/1933
History
the 21st amendment was ratified
The 21st Amendment, which repealed Amendment 18, was proposed on February 20, 1933.
# State Date *
1 Michigan April 10, 1933
2 Wisconsin Apr 25, 1933
3 Rhode Island May 8, 1933
4 Wyoming May 25, 1933
5 New Jersey Jun 1, 1933
6 Delaware Jun 24, 1933
7 Indiana Jun 26, 1933
8 Massachusetts Jun 26, 1933
9 New York Jun 27, 1933
10 Illinois Jul 10, 1933
11 Iowa Jul 10, 1933
12 Connecticut Jul 11, 1933
13 New Hampshire Jul 11, 1933
14 California Jul 24, 1933
15 West Virginia Jul 25, 1933
16 Arkansas Aug 1, 1933
17 Oregon Aug 7, 1933
18 Alabama Aug 8, 1933
19 Tennessee Aug 11, 1933
20 Missouri Aug 29, 1933
21 Arizona Sep 5, 1933
22 Nevada Sep 5, 1933
23 Vermont Sep 23, 1933
24 Colorado Sep 26, 1933
25 Washington Oct 3, 1933
26 Minnesota Oct 10, 1933
27 Idaho Oct 17, 1933
28 Maryland Oct 18, 1933
29 Virginia Oct 25, 1933
30 New Mexico Nov 2, 1933
31 Florida Nov 14, 1933
32 Texas Nov 24, 1933
33 Kentucky Nov 27, 1933
34 Ohio Dec 5, 1933
35 Pennsylvania Dec 5, 1933
36 Utah Dec 5, 1933 *
37 Maine Dec 6, 1933
38 Montana Aug 6, 1934
Ratified in 288 days
This amendment was specifically rejected by South Carolina on Dec 4, 1933.
source just go to amendments in the link
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html