Word: repealers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...want to point out that the word scofflaw was coined to stigmatize only those wets who advocate breaking or who do themselves break the law of the country. If a man conscientiously believes that the modification of the Volstead Act or the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment would be for the good of his country, and yet respects the law while it is on the books, the word scofflaw would in no way apply to him. Scofflaw is meant to stigmatize a certain class of lawbreakers, and this purpose is entirely legitimate...
There was introduced in Congress last week a bill to be known by the names of its political sponsors?Senator Cummins of Iowa and Representative Vaile of Colo. The object of the bill is to repeal part of Anthony Comstock's obscenity laws of 1873 (TIME, Dec. 17), with the purpose of removing contraceptive information from the category of obscenity. The bill would remove the prohibition against the circulation of contraceptive information, provided such information were certified correct by "five graduate physicians lawfully engaged in the practice of medicine." The bill goes no further than to legalize access to birth...
...Jersey justice declared that to obtain the repeal of an obnoxious law "you have but to enforce it". This is sensible enough. But in America obnoxious laws merely cease to be enforced: they are not repealed, and when contempt for the insignificant, puerile attempts of the law makers results as it must, the derision and disregard of really rational laws is not far off. Obedience to law is a habit and so is disobedience. If the energy of law-making and of law enforcement is to be spent on childish, insincere and unnecessary regulations, the main body of necessary...
There should be no question as to the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. While it remains law, it must be enforced--mechanically and relentlessly, like any other law. If indeed any question exists, it concerns not the enforcement but the repeal of the Amendment...
...complete vote follows: College Enforcement 147 Modification 414 Repeal 234 Sheffield Scientific School Enforcement 55 Modification 179 Repeal 95 Freshmen Enforcement 120 Modification 237 Repeal 121 Graduate Schools Enforcement 230 Modification 132 Repeal 69 Faculty (Incomplete) Enforcement 16 Modification 15 Repeal 6 Total Enforcement 568 Modification 977 Repeal 525 Total votes cast...