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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Promises to End War on Drugs in Inaugural Speech
Opposing Views ^
| 01/22/2014
| Allison Geller
Posted on 01/23/2014 9:04:52 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
In the inaugural speech for his second term of office, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie vowed to end the ineffective “war on drugs.”
“We will end the failed war on drugs that believes that incarceration is the cure of every ill caused by drug abuse. We will make drug treatment available to as many of our non-violent offenders as we can and we will partner with our citizens to create a society that understands this simple truth: every life has value and no life is disposable,” Christie said Tuesday at the War Memorial in Trenton.
Christie generally tried to strike a bipartisan tone during his remarks in light of recent scandals that have come out at a heavy cost to his reputation.
“As your governor, I will always be willing to listen, as long as that listening ends in decisive action for the people counting on us,” he said, stating that he opposed the attitude "that says I am always right and you are always wrong.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; addiction; chrischristie; culturewar; dopersrights; drugs; genieinabottle; legalcocaine; legalheroin; legallsd; legalmeth; legalmolly; legalpot; libertarian; pandorasbox; rememberthe60s; waronchildren; welfarestate; wod
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Oh look. A RINO has gone libertarian on us. My, my.
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:06:39 AM PST
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
To: Responsibility2nd
turn Camden into one big drug rehab center, surrounded by barbed wire
3 hots, a cot, some pot and free methadone to tone down the citizens
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:08:44 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: Responsibility2nd
End the trillion dollar war on poverty. Send the money back to the taxpayers.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:10:40 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
To: Responsibility2nd
Our very own Progressive who pretends to be part of the right.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:10:58 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Ok, so we hate Christie again? Just trying to keep score here.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:11:12 AM PST
by
Wolfie
To: Responsibility2nd
we will partner with our citizens to create a society that understands this simple truth: every life has value and no life is disposable
So, is he in favor of ending the war on the unborn??
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:11:25 AM PST
by
ealgeone
(obama, border)
To: silverleaf
LOL!!!
What a POS zip code.
It’s like the Delaware and Cooper Rivers are part of their moat.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:14:23 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: silverleaf
Imagine the toll and tax revenue from drivers crossing over to buy MJ.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:16:16 AM PST
by
ltc8k6
To: Responsibility2nd
Christie is too much about Christie. Just like his pal Obama.
To: silverleaf
I oppose that.
Free krokodil. Cheap in the short run, the medium run, and the long run.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:17:42 AM PST
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Oh yeah...the police unions will love that. Not!
If it happens, they'll have to find other uses for all their wonderfully expensive tactical toys. Like jaywalking.
BTW...those are MA State Police Storm Troopers. None of those rifles or shotgun are legal in MA.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:17:46 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell)
To: Responsibility2nd
Crispie Cream is sounding just like BHO.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:17:57 AM PST
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your teaching is my delight.)
To: Responsibility2nd
He;s doubling down...the TOILET!! What a JERK he is.....did Brucey whisper in his ear that he wanted drugs legalized?? Turn Democrat, Christie.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:20:37 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Responsibility2nd
I wouldn’t vote for Christie under any circumstances, but he is right about needing to end the War on Drugs.
The horrific growth of national street gang franchises in the U.S. and power of the Mexican drug cartels, has been funded by the WOD.
You’d think we would have learned something from what Prohibition did for the Mafia (and the Kennedys).
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:20:49 AM PST
by
Maceman
To: Responsibility2nd
And thats how you get votes in the new America.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:23:26 AM PST
by
DeWalt
(Times are more like they used to be than they are today.)
To: Maceman
Drug addictions, food addictions ....it’s all the same.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts; GeronL; Revolting cat!
Legal PCP. A nation of “invincible” Rodney Kings.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:28:32 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
To: Vendome
Camden was a great place in the first half of the 20th century. Headquarters to Campbell Soup and RCA Victor, two huge companies, as well as many smaller ones. Employment was high, life was good. That is until two things happened. First in the 20s/30s they decided to build the Ben Franklin Bridge right through the heart of the wealthiest neighborhood and that caused all the rich to find other places to live. It became a decidedly working class place, but still nice and safe. Then the 60s and 70s came. Race riots sent nearly every white person in the city packing, including business owners. The city was dead from that point on. When your city loses all the rich people then all the working people, it's never good.
Lesson learned should be that if you want to bring prosperity and good living conditions to the poor, protect and grow your middle class community. You can live without the rich if you have to, but if you lose the working class it's all over.
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:29:10 AM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Who is John Galt?)
To: ealgeone
hey, johnny one note flies again!
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posted on
01/23/2014 9:31:53 AM PST
by
j.argese
(Not anymore!)
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