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Paulsen:
I'm surprised there are any drug legalization advocates on a conservative forum such as FR.
Now, I can understand a conservative who challenges the commerce clause constitutionality of the federal drug law. Or a conservative who advocates that the drug decision be made at the state level. Or a conservative who argues that certain aspects of the drug war (asset forfeiture, no-knocks, possession penalties) need to be revised.
Some of these I actually agree with.
Yet you two totally ignore FR's third type, those of us who are Constitutionalists..
Most of us agree with JR's take on the issue; - he said:
"-- I don't honestly know whether I could live with legalized drugs or not. All I'm trying to do is get a real debate started. I know that the current drug war is a colossal failure, and I know that it is destroying our Constitution.
I want my rights back.
All of them. Don't you? You asked a while ago, why I allow the people who are for legalized drugs to post. Well, many of them are not as nutty as you might believe. They take a purely Constitutional stand and from that viewpoint I have to agree. --"
From: Jim Robinson 43 05/25/1999 00:26:04 PDT
No I don't. I lump you in with the honest conservative who have been duped. There are plenty of issues dealing with constitutionality that you could be spending your time and effort on. How about a few hundred threads on abortion and Roe V. Wade? Abolishing Roe V. Wade would put abortion back to where it belongs, with the states. That's a real conservative issue that will save many many more lives than legalizing drugs will.
Most of us agree with JR's take on the issue; - he said: "-- I don't honestly know whether I could live with legalized drugs or not. All I'm trying to do is get a real debate started. I know that the current drug war is a colossal failure, and I know that it is destroying our Constitution. I want my rights back. All of them. Don't you? You asked a while ago, why I allow the people who are for legalized drugs to post. Well, many of them are not as nutty as you might believe. They take a purely Constitutional stand and from that viewpoint I have to agree. --"
As I said, I don't think it's the best hill to defend and die on. And if these threads were kept on a purely constitutional argument I would welcome the debate. But instead we've got the "medical" marijuana propagandists, the "hemp is great" propagandists and the juveniles who like to brag about lighting up joints and how they score pot illegally. They make Freerepublic look like a Cheech and Chong movie.