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"The problem is that the law teaches, and by bannning drugs we teach people that it's not O.K. to do drugs."

By approving of *federal* banning of drugs, conservatives teach people that conservatives don't give a d@mn about the Constitution. (We all already know that liberals don't give a d@mn about the Constitution.)

If you conservatives want *federal* laws banning drugs, you'd better start working on the appropriate Constitutional amendments, right away! Otherwise, the lesson that you're giving (that you don't care about The Law) is much worse than a "lesson" that you don't care about the harm drugs cause.

Mark (Libertarian)

P.S. By the way, it's really nonsense to claim that legalization equals acceptance. Cigarettes are legal, but you'll find virtually no one who would say that means that cigarette smoking is "O.K."

I really have no opinion on legalization or non-legalization. I don't want people to do drugs, but whatever is more conducive to order, whether legalization or prohibition, is fine with me. Prohibition brings gangs, corruption, etc. Legalization brings more drug users...hard core drug users that are a drag on society.

As far as our "right" to do drugs...well, there are no such rights. In fact, the only rights we really have are a) the right to live, and b) the right to be neither above or below the law.

We don't have a right to prostitutes, drugs, homosexual behavior, etc. The majority of society could pass a law that everyone has to wear a green hat on Fridays or be put in jail; but come Friday, EVERYONE better be wearing a green hat.

"...you'll find virtually no one who will say that cigarette smoking is OK."

Yeah, after 40 years of (federal government) public awareness campaigns and controls and regulation.. And as it is still legal, what percentage of the population do you suppose still uses this not-OK drug? What percentage use legal alcohol?

Do you suppose that if amphetamine was legal, a similar percentage might use it? Would that be OK with you? Feel any safer on the freeway at rush hour, knowing that every tenth driver was on crystal meth? Or will DUI laws keep speedfreaks from driving and using, just like they keep drunks off the road?

Hmm.