Resolved: Prohibition should be made law again

"I should have stated that alcohol for medicinal purposes is acceptable."You make it sound as if alcohol can be used as a form of medicine. My argument is not that alcohol can be used as a medicine, but that drinking it moderately can come with some small benefits. Simply, my stance is summed up in one word: moderation. If used in moderation, then alcohol can comes with some benefits."Many people have different standards when it comes to size, and end up on the floor as a result."People end up on the floor as a result of overuse of alcohol. I have stated quite clearly that I support the use of alcohol in moderation. Should we limit the rights of the responsible just because some abuse their rights to drink? No. "If many people drink moderate to no alcohol, most people wouldn't miss alcohol once it would be illegal, thus making your argument for more drunk drivers void. "A person can love beer, wine, liquor, etc. without becoming an alcoholic. A man or woman may love a drink, but drink in moderation. This is not to say that they will miss the drink - they may miss it very much. So your argument stating that those who drink alcohol in moderation will not miss it once it is banned is largely false. Second, my point about drunk drivers is a whole other argument. Under the current system, alcoholics are free to drink to at home or ask a manager in a restaurant to drive them home. Under a Prohibition system, however, alcoholics must go to illegal speakeasies and other such bars in search of a drink. They will become drunk, and must return home. My point is that, currently, alcoholics can drink in an area where they don't have to drive home. But, under Prohibition, alcoholics would have to go out, on the streets, in search of alcohol. There is no denying, that even in the best of systems, some alcohol would still remain or be smuggled in this nation. Marijuana is illegal but still is used by quite a few people. Meth is illegal but is still used by a quite a few people. Alcohol would be illegal, but quite a few people would still drink because of the formation of black markets. "Knives, in my opinion, cannot be compared to alcohol. For one thing, knives have far more purposes than alcohol. Also, banning knives would be next to impossible to enforce. Practically anything short of a blunt stick would be considered a knife. I fail to see how that compares."This was just an example. I wanted to show how silly it is to limit the rights of of responsible citizens because a few abuse their rights. You say that knives have far more purposed than alcohol - true, but alcohol is a very lucrative industry. I am simply trying to point out that, while knives have more conventional purposes, the alcohol industry has a quite few purposes in the economy. "If we had more than 3,000 agents nationwide, and the government truly cared about enforcing new prohibition, those numbers would not be as high as you might think. Although I wouldn't know since this is only a prediction on what might happen."Even in the best of situations, agents could never completely banish alcohol. We spent millions, billions, on the War on Drugs, and people still smoked and drank and did whatever else. Our police force keeps a careful eye on the use of marijuana and other such drugs, yet it is still heavily prevalent in society. And, alcohol is much more used than drugs such as weed. It would impossible to completely banish it; and with this small amount, a black market would form, and the want would increase for alcohol. Folks would pay more for it - that it why weed is so expensive. It is a prediction, too - you cannot base your entire stance on it. No matter how many agents are in working and how many laws are put into place, alcohol cannot be banished. Making alcohol illegal would cause the opposite to occur - a black market would form, and the want and price for alcohol would increase. "You seem to have the idea that banning alcohol would bring the country to a stand still, yet, sir, you have already stated that a majority of people consume little to no alcohol."I did not say little to no alcohol. I said a moderate amount or no alcohol. And just because I made this statement does not invalidate the fact that the alcohol industry generates "more than $65 billion a year in revenue and spends more than $1 billion a year on advertising." (http://www.health20-20.org...) Also, just to confirm this fact - "About a third of Americans choose not to drink at all, a third drink moderately, and about a third drink regularly. Ten percent of the drinking-age population consumes over 60 percent of the alcohol."Pulled from that website. You cannot deny that the alcohol industry makes lots of money, and its collapse could result in finical troubles. "Tobacco on the other hand I can see as a considerable tax source.""The tobacco industry consists of several different companies, all of which make different amounts of money. The highest ranking tobacco company in the Fortune 500, Philip Morris International, reports a yearly revenue of $27,208,000,000. The second-highest ranking tobacco company, Altria Group, makes $16,892,000,000 of revenue each year." Pulled from http://www.ask.com....... Both industries are important to our economy. Just because the tobacco industry makes more does not mean that the billions that the alcohol industry makes it worth nothing. Both are important to our economy, and provide jobs; their ruin could ruin the economy."If anything, prohibition mended families that were suffering from alcoholics and brought together broken homes. I believe the benefits would far outweigh the cost involved."No, alcoholics frequented speakeasies. Just because it was illegal doesn't mean they couldn't get it. And that is what would occur today, if it were enforced. Alcohol cannot be banished entirely, and the option of smuggling it in still exists. A black market would form. That is what has happened to drugs such as marijuana and meth. And these drugs have been under heavy scrutiny by the government and the police, but still continue to be heavily prevalent in society."Alcohol does have health benefits, but people can live long happy productive lives without it."I agree - however, my argument was that alcohol is moderation is not bad for you, that it can offer some potential health benefits. "I would rather stay away from the consumption of alcohol than say it is good for my health and become an addict."People handle things in different ways. While some can be responsible with alcohol, some can not. My argument proves this. We should protect the rights of those who handle them responsibly. Those who cannot hold them responsibly are the ones we should punish - not the ones who do no wrong. "Also, the number of those suffering from "alcoholism" would drop to zero."Marijuana is illegal. Many people are addicted to it. Meth is illegal. Many people are addicted to it. Making alcohol illegal will not drop the number of alcoholics. It will simply set up a black market, where the price is determined by the want of the drug. Voters - vote for the debater which offered the more statistics. Vote for the debater which offered fact rather than opinion. Vote for the debater who's argument is not based on emotion but rather fact. Vote for the debater which offered the more logiical, and sensible, argument.Best of luck to my opponent. May the voters decide who ultimelty won.