Prohibition in the 1920's The year is 1923, and the production, consumption, and sale of alcohol in the U.S. has been illegal ever since the prohibition movement successfully persuaded Congress to ratify the eighteenth amendment,three years ago. Mr. John Krause, an antiprohibitionist, is presenting this speech to the U.S. House of Representatives in order to convince them to abolish prohibition. Prohibition Somewhere in the Bible it says,” If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off.” I used to think this point of view was extremely radical, until I learned of the prohibitionist’s interpretation; What? Cut off my own hand because it offends me? Why should I be the only one to