It also has historically lead to an overturning of the position they were trying to defend.
There was, for a time, some statute of limitations that prevented issues being constatly brought up on the senate floor. Because of this Slavery was not allowed to be discussed for a 7 year period resulting in open rebellion for its call to terminate.
It has been said that open discussion would have allowed compramise.
Education has the ability to remove something completly.
We've seen how well Prohibition worked, we've also seen how well the persistent legal status of tabacco has been.
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