Ok, today is Tuesday. We are all really relieved because Mr. Bruns has moved the due date of our chapter 9 blog from tomorrow (Wednesday) to Thursday. I still have a large amount of research and typing to do in this still fairly short amount of time. So far I have learned that there were laws pertaining to alcohol as far back as 1697. That law was pretty laid back though. It made it illegal for saloons to be open on Sundays because Sunday should be a day of worship to God, not a day of focused drinking.The Progressives were really pretty strict. The leaders of the Prohibition movement were mostly women. Many of these women were victims of the brutality that was the result of their husbands' or fathers' drinking problems. The men would get drunk, beat or harass their wife, cheat, gamble, drink all of the money away, and then possibly leave the family. People felt great sympathy for these women, and many joined the cause.A large portion of the Prohibitionist population were basically swindled into joining the cause. They thought that the Prohibition Movement was aimed at public drunkenness and really heavy drinking. Once the Prohibition started, and all alcohol was banned, these people felt betrayed, and many people left the movement. They had thought that they could drink wine at dinner, or have a beer after work. Once this was legally denied to them, they turned their backs on the Prohibition Movement forever.I would have felt equally betrayed if I had been lead to believe that public drunkenness would be banned and that really heavy drinking would be illegal, especially if I was a hard-working family man who enjoyed a cold one after work. The next think I know, I'm told that all forms of alcohol except for chuch or medical reasons. I would have went and punched those guys in the face. I guess the point I'm trying to make is make sure that what you are supporting is the real deal.
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