It would be interesting to ask Newt the following.

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Submitted by Lyle (United States), Dec 1, 2011 20:54

If it were 1925 and he wanted to punish the booze smugglers and bootleggers at the time, would he have taken the idea of a death penalty for them? (Of course it was used a lot more back then anyway). Recall that prohibition fell partly because they made possession of booze a felony (5 years in prison). This according to Last Call meant mass jury nullification over the law, and the 21st amendment came in very soon thereafter.

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Gulp [41 words]John GillisDec 1, 2011 17:41
↔ ⇒ It would be interesting to ask Newt the following. [78 words]LyleDec 1, 2011 20:54

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