In other words, certain violations of Constitutional limits may serve as excuses for retaining other violations. I think we do disagree on the merits of states rights.
“In other words, certain violations of Constitutional limits may serve as excuses for retaining other violations. I think we do disagree on the merits of states rights.”
These are your words, not mine.
Having drug addicts live with personal responsibility and consequences of their freedom is something that is entirely constitutional, yet that is entirely absent discussions about legalizing drugs.
In other words, give me my drugs, and pay for my consequence. In other words “gimme gimme gimme”.
I think the legalize drugs crowd really just love their drugs, and have no special reverence for the Constitution.
If you love the Constitution, then with legalized drugs would come no drug treatment, real throw-away-the-key punishments for crime related to drug use, no “great society” programs, etc. This would, of course, have grave consequences for a great many people, should states legalize drugs (which they won’t do if we are truly going back to Constitutional principles).
So which parts of the Constitution do you want? Just the parts that allow you to get a fix for freedom? Or do you really want the freedom and liberty to choose so poorly you end up dead or in jail for life?