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Posted on 03/02/2007 12:19:12 PM PST by Equality 7-2521
What kind of libertarian would I be if I didn’t start my new blog with the first entry calling for an end to the drug war?
Too often legislation is passed to deal with a social issue. Sometimes this hastily passed legislation seems like a common-sense solution, but more often than not the results are diametric to those intended. The drug prohibition is one of these solutions. Sure, on the face of it, the goals of the drug war seem sensible, humanitarian, just. Who can debate that drug abuse can’t destroy lives? It is easy to see the lack of real achievement in the lives of those saddled with addiction. However, many seemingly drug-related problems are actually prohibition related problems. Some of the related problems wouldn’t even exist in a world with legal drugs. This is demonstrated by the fact that they didn’t exist until the drugs were made contraband.
It is time to consider ending the War on Drugs because the monetary and social costs far exceed any possible benefits. The economic cost of the war is counted in the billions of dollars annually, while the social costs include high crime rates, an erosion of American civil rights, and the subordination of other foreign policy concerns to drug eradication policies.
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These do get a bit heated sometimes.
I'm waiting for the drug warriors and trolls to jump on and attempt to rip apart the article, it should be interesting and entertaining.
But I've been saying this since the 80s.
It shouldn't be long. Maybe we should start a pool.
Then you've been right (at least) since the 80's.
Drugs for all! Booo
Drugs for no one! Boooo
okay then
Drugs for some and not others! Yay
The war on drugs must end. Unfortunately I live near some drug dealers who are only able to afford their domicile because the monopoly the government gives them. The cops have done nothing about them so I say we hit them where it hurts, in their wallets.
Legalize marijuana?
That's insane! Why, every Monday morning I read my local police blotter and do you know how many potheads have abused their spouse, committed violent acts, and crashed their cars into people at excessive speeds???
Actually, I never see that. You ever see that?
20 posts until ronpaulsen comes out to protect us from ourselves.
No, I haven't.
Only people drinking legal drugs do things like that.
I'm placing my freepmoney on 26.
Legalize all drugs? A Libertarian wet dream.
Man, I was way off.
Nah, they're having way too much fun going after the latest deadly sin, the steroid scourge.
I was pretty darn close though! I was about to be disappointed that he wouldn't show up and start Trolling.
Ooops I had the first part of the name wrong. robert not ron
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