THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ISSUE THAT NEVER GETS MENTIONED: THE OBVIOUS NEED FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION THAT SPECIFICALLY STATES IN WRITING THAT NO MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY OR STATE CAN BE PROHIBITED FROM ENJOYING THE LEGAL RIGHT TO IMPOSE A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT BAN ON THE SALE OF ANY CITED CATEGORY OF DRINKING ALCOHOL, OR ON ALL CATEGORIES OF DRINKING ALCOHOL, ANYWHERE IN THAT CITY OR COUNTY OR U.S. STATE

The appeal of this proposed alternative to the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution --- an amendment that from 1920 until its repeal in 1933 imposed a nationwide prohibition on the production, transportation, and sale of drinking alcohol throughout the United States --- is very apparent.

This proposed alternative wording for a Constitutional Amendment on liquor control in this nation would emphasize local control or states' rights in a pragmatically idealistic manner.

Certain U.S. states, such as Utah, and certain counties or cities of the U.S., such as numerous counties or cities in West Texas and possibly some counties or cities in northern Arizona, would benefit greatly from being provided with specific legal protection through the U.S. Constitution for those states or counties or cities imposing proposed new bans or current bans on any and all sale of drinking alcohol in that state or county.

One possible thorny legal issue from the proposed new Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: A city or county or state might be accused of "racial bias" for having banned the sale of one cited category of alcohol---tequila, for instance---that is associated with a particular ethnic or racial group in that city. Perhaps the categories of drinking alcohol sales to be banned could be cited in terms that do not appear to target or profile any particular racial or ethnic group or religious group in that city or county or state.

The advantages from this proposed 21st Century Constitutional Amendment are numerous:

(1) significant reduction in the per-capita incidence of "binge drinking," or "out-of-control" drinking, and in the percentage of all residents of any given city, county, or state who "get drunk" in any given week of the year.

(3) significant reduction in the violent crime rate in the cities, counties, and U.S. states choosing to approve a ban or major restrictions on alcohol sales.

(4) significant enhancement to the medical health and medical longevity of residents of cities and counties and states that approve alcohol-sales bans or restrictions.

The proposed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution could also be accompanied by federal legislation or state laws that provide financial assistance toward economic diversification for each city or county or state that chooses to impose a complete ban on or additional restrictions on the sale of drinking alcohol.