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Drug Czar: Tide Turning in Drug War
Fox News ^ | Wednesday, February 18, 2004 | By Peter Brownfeld

Posted on 02/18/2004 6:27:08 PM PST by TKDietz

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:39:02 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: drugczar; drugtrafficking; johnwalters; prohibition; wod
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To: TKDietz
The battle against mother nature continues.

BREAKING: Ashcroft swears out a warrant against God for creating cannabis.

41 posted on 02/19/2004 6:26:35 AM PST by Sir Gawain (Republicans give spineless cowards a bad name)
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To: onmyfeet
Well, then, we disagree. I believe it is almost impossible to gauge the adverse impact that the behavior of Clinton and his wife and cronies had on this country's young people, as illustrated by incident after incident in classrooms and on schoolbuses as just the tip of the iceberg, not to mention lying and cheating in school becoming the norm rather than the exception as measured by numerous studies.
42 posted on 02/19/2004 6:33:36 AM PST by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
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To: onmyfeet
That was the author's spin: "America is achieving historic successes in the war on drugs."

Actually, that appears to be the author quoting John Walters.

43 posted on 02/19/2004 6:36:29 AM PST by tacticalogic (Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
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To: wireman
Yeah, sure. Maybe if you say it enough somebody will start to believe it.

At least until November........

44 posted on 02/19/2004 6:38:16 AM PST by tacticalogic (Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
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To: Enterprise
The "addiction" by the Government to taxpayer dollars for massive jobs and perks won't end with the WOD. I was just curious what's next.

Something to do with firearms and the internet, I'm sure.

46 posted on 02/19/2004 6:50:14 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: TKDietz
Can there be any doubt that Satan is the ruler of this world?

That humans support these vicious governments is the real cause for worry - not whether folks use 'drugs'.

47 posted on 02/19/2004 7:08:41 AM PST by headsonpikes (Spirit of '76 bttt!)
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To: takenoprisoner
"You're a starship?"

Well, not a starship. In my case, more like an ocean going tug.

48 posted on 02/19/2004 9:13:26 AM PST by Enterprise ("Do you know who I am?")
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To: af_vet_rr
That is why I posed the question. When the cold war was "won" there was talk of a "peace dividend." I was hopeful that the dividend would be reflected in less taxes. When welfare was reformed, I was hopeful that there would be a "welfare dividend" in the form of less taxes. And now, if we "win" the WOD, I am hopeful of a "WOD" dividend in the form of less taxes. But you, and others already have guessed, that no matter how many problems are "solved" or how many "wars" are "won," the assault on taxpayers will continue unabated, and some new crisis will be manufactured to justify financially bleeding us some more.
49 posted on 02/19/2004 9:19:16 AM PST by Enterprise ("Do you know who I am?")
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To: af_vet_rr
NewsMax.com Wires

Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004

"MOSCOW – Russia has successfully tested a hypersonic weapon capable of penetrating any prospective missile shield, a senior general said Thursday.

The prototype weapon proved it could maneuver so quickly as to make "any missile defense useless," Col.-Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, the first deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, said at a news conference."

Well, THAT didn't take long did it? I guess we know where the next round of taxpayer dollars is gong.

50 posted on 02/19/2004 9:24:32 AM PST by Enterprise ("Do you know who I am?")
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To: Vigilantcitizen
the chief showed off several shiny new M-16 rifles provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

The FEMA gives M-16's to local police?

Isn't the FEMA concerned with tornados, earthquakes and stuff like that? For what do they need M-16's?
51 posted on 02/19/2004 9:30:55 AM PST by SkyRat (If privacy wasn't of value, we wouldn't have doors on bathrooms.)
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To: SkyRat
You obviously don't know that FEMA stands for Federal Emergency Machinegun Agency.
52 posted on 02/19/2004 9:42:16 AM PST by Enterprise ("Do you know who I am?")
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To: Enterprise
They aren't just financially bleeding us, they are justifying their jobs and power.
53 posted on 02/19/2004 10:31:28 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: LaraCroft
Aside from the infringement of my constitutional rights

There's no such infringement. There's no constitutional right to abuse drugs. I'm not a big fan of the way they are going about the WOD, because I don't think they are doing enough. We should use the military and destroy the production of these drugs at their source, for one thing. But make no mistake; to the extent there's any rights violations going on, we need to harp on those specific violations. Make sure we are talking about valid constitutional rights and not invalid wants called "rights" when one desires, for example, to be able to smoke pot.

Why did you write me again?

Because you tried to argue a point they didn't make. If that makes you feel better about your position, fine, but don't be surprised if someone points it out.

54 posted on 02/19/2004 10:38:21 AM PST by 1L
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To: af_vet_rr
"they are justifying their jobs and power."

Perks die hard.

55 posted on 02/19/2004 10:44:15 AM PST by Enterprise ("Do you know who I am?")
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To: Enterprise
FEMA was recently scouting for "volunteer marshall" trainees for rural and suburban neighborhoods. They have definitely been concentrating on martial law scenarios for the past few years. Equipping Andy and Barney with extreme-measure capability tends to back that up.
56 posted on 02/19/2004 10:49:56 AM PST by NewRomeTacitus (They're from the government and they're here to help us.)
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To: NewRomeTacitus
Dang! NOW you tell me! You mean I missed my chance to get my own legally owned and operated machine gun, courtesy of the Federal Emergency Machinegun Agency? Oh, the humanity! Yesterday there was a posting by a Freeper who is being charged with a misdemeanor by the Riverside DA's Office for an assault weapons violation. Poor guy should have jumped at his chance to get a FEMA gun too!
57 posted on 02/19/2004 10:56:49 AM PST by Enterprise ("Do you know who I am?")
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To: Boner1; LaraCroft
Now why do I get the feeling that if the 400,000 number represented an increase, you'd accept it as gospel?
58 posted on 02/19/2004 11:04:33 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: 1L
..There's no constitutional right to abuse drugs.

There's no constitutional right to say "The sky is blue today". By your reasoning, it would be perfectly acceptable to imprison people for uttering just those words, or for any other reason, at the whim of the federal government, because it is not listed in the Constitution.

The Constitution lists very few rights. What it does do in great detail is list powers granted to, and limitations placed upon the federal government. In fact, the reverse of what you said is the actual truth - The federal goverment has no right to make the consumption of a particular substance illegal.

59 posted on 02/19/2004 11:07:15 AM PST by Jack of all Trades
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To: TKDietz
"Advocates for changes in marijuana laws"

Ya gotta like the phrasing of that -- Advocates for changes.

Keep in mind they're referring to the MPP who advocate MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION.

That's some change in the law.

60 posted on 02/19/2004 11:08:25 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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