Wilson's veto underscored executive reservations about the enforcement approach to national prohibition and was a key moment in the legislative battle over implementing the 18th Amendment.
On October 28, 1919, President Wilson issued a veto of the National Prohibition Act (commonly known as the Volstead Act), the statute designed to enforce the 18th Amendment's ban on intoxicating liquors.
Wilson's veto underscored executive reservations about the enforcement approach to national prohibition and was a key moment in the legislative battle over implementing the 18th Amendment.
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