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War Is Better Than Ron Paul, Say (Many) Progressives
Tom Woods comments on AlterNet.org’s article “5 Reasons Progressives Should Treat Ron Paul with Extreme Caution,” and takes on the bizarre and twisted priorities on display there. www.TomWoods.com http
Read MoreIs Decriminalizing Many Illegal Drugs, Essentially Winning the “War On Drugs”?
Question: Is Decriminalizing Many Illegal Drugs, Essentially Winning the “War On Drugs”?
Thanks Spreed, Neither Do I, but Have Tried it. I Heard Long Ago, “If we Can’t Keep Illegal Drugs Off of Death Row, then we Cannot Even Hope to Keep Them Out of High Schools”.
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Answer by Spreedog
I think that clearly applies to marijuana. I don’t use it – never have – but many people do. I see it as no worse than alcohol or tobacco. I have used alcohol. If alcohol is legal – and it must be so since Americans proved in the 1920′s that they will not stand for it being outlawed – so should marijuana be legal.
Why are so many people changing their mind about the scam of the so-called “war on drugs”?
Question: Why are so many people changing their mind about the scam of the so-called “war on drugs”?
More people are viewing it as an over-reaching move by government busybodies who simply want to have too much control over people’s personal lives. Are citizens getting tired of “Big Brother” sticking his nose where it does not belong?
If drugs like marijuana are illegal, why not cigarettes and alcohol?
More people die from tobacco use than from ALL illegal drugs combined.
Drunk driving kills waaaaaay too many people. Shouldn’t we make beer, wine, and whiskey illegal?
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Answer by jonds
My mind has always been the same, a huge waste of tax payer dollars, prison space, and police time.
How many law enforcement officers are against this “War on Drugs”? Have you joined LEAP?
Question: How many law enforcement officers are against this “War on Drugs”? Have you joined LEAP?
http://leap.cc/cms/index.php
We have spent over 1 trillion dollars over the last 30 or so years on this…and for what? The ‘War’ is bigger than ever and the drugs are easier to get. But worst of all, it has provided a new element in the black market for absolute power to corrupt absolutely.
Isn’t it time to end prohibition?
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Answer by Citicop
They are a small minority. I have not and will not join.