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To: CheyennePress
"I might be able to see the legalization of marijuana. I'd vigorously oppose cocaine and LSD."

The author appears to be making an "all or nothing" argument. Which, if you think about it, is much more consistent than yours.

47 posted on 03/05/2006 3:33:12 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen

You act as if absolute consistency were somehow a greater virtue than common sense and applied science, which is, of course, nonsense.


52 posted on 03/05/2006 3:39:40 PM PST by CheyennePress
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To: robertpaulsen

Actually, I need to apologize to you. Your statement does not imply that you value or the other. Simply that one is more consistent than the other.

I simply question the validity of pure consistency here given the scientific data.


53 posted on 03/05/2006 3:41:46 PM PST by CheyennePress
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To: robertpaulsen
Sorry, we currently make distinctions between the legal drug beer, and the illegal drug marijuana.
100 posted on 03/05/2006 5:05:33 PM PST by aligncare (Watergate killed journalism)
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To: robertpaulsen
The author appears to be making an "all or nothing" argument. Which, if you think about it, is much more consistent than yours.

No it's not. You yourself oppose the prohibition of certain drugs (e.g. alcohol) and support the prohibitions of others.

279 posted on 03/06/2006 12:40:08 PM PST by jmc813 (Sanford/Pence in '08)
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