[MEGoody]

"Those who blindly support the WoD are complicit in the curtailment of freedom."

So crack down on those who are violating the 4th amendment, don't legalize drugs. The latter will not resolve the former. Those who violate the 4th admendment will still do it unless THAT problem is addressed.

[lugsoul]

Read the post. The arguments presented by the Government, the court decisions allowing curtailment of the 4th, and the practices developed to intrude on your liberty arise from the drug war. Why would the government want to heat scan your house or pore over your power bills if they weren't trying to catch you growing pot? Why would courts okay warrantless searches if they weren't faced with the "exigency" of drugs subjected to being flushed down the toilet? What reason would the police articulate for random roadblocks if it weren't for drugs? The envelope is being pushed in support of the drug war. Without the drug war, these practices are useless.