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2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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.
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.<ref name=FindLaw>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment18/ Text and Notes on the Eighteenth Amendment] at FindLaw.com</ref>
== Notes ==
This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed. But later this was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed.
This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed. But later this was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed.
Though this amendment was later repealed, many religious groups and some American counties and towns continue to ban alcohol. The fastest growing and second-largest religion in the world, [[Islam]], bans alcohol and not even Muslim cab-drivers accept passengers who are carrying alcohol. Alcoholism contributes to over a hundred thousand deaths in the United States each year, from drunk driving to illness to violent crimes.
Though this amendment was later repealed, many religious groups and some American counties and towns continue to ban alcohol. The fastest growing and second-largest religion in the world, [[Islam]], bans alcohol and not even Muslim cab-drivers accept passengers who are carrying alcohol. Alcoholism contributes to over a hundred thousand deaths in the United States each year, from drunk driving to illness to violent crimes.
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