[NewRomeTacitus]

During the Clinton era I spent three years with the Libertarian Party because their simplified Statement of Principles made so much sense:

"We hold that all individuals have the right to excersise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.

I left them quickly after it became apparent liberal Democrats were joining in droves (when the writing was on the wall that the White House was lost).

Prior to that the subjects listed in the article were open to honest discussion and debate. After the scum influx they were verbotten.

I do agree with Hodar that the WOD is a terrible waste of our money that only benefits those who gain riches and careers from it - the entire private prison industry couldn't survive without it. While legalizing all of them is out of the question taking the profit margin out of marijuana would immediately pay off in reduced incarcerations and otherwise salvagable lives. Allowing the provenly harmful substances alcohol and tobacco, albeit controlled, just wreaks of hypocrisy. This is why our kids roll their eyes at us when we lecture them.

Prior to legal efforts to control them drug use had little appeal to the average citizen, affecting far less a percentage than we have now. From Harry Aslinger's time to now, it was always about ego and power rather than the public good. Follow the money.

[jackbob]

I left them quickly after it became apparent liberal Democrats were joining in droves...

I do not doubt you in the slightest. But would you explain more. How did it become apparent? Give some specifics, not names, but examples of speech, proposals, characteristics, or what ever comes to mind. I'm really interested.

[robertpaulsen]

"I do agree with Hodar that the WOD is a terrible waste of our money that only benefits those who gain riches and careers from it - the entire private prison industry couldn't survive without it."

Currently, we have about 2 million people in prison. 400,000 of them are there for drugs, and 99.9% of them are there for dealing or trafficking. The prison industry will survive.

Now, those 400,000 are ready, willing, and able to sell any drug that is not made legal under your Libertarian fantasy scheme. They also will not hesitate to sell drugs to those underage or export our legal drugs to other countries.

[P_A_I]

"We hold that all individuals have the right to excersise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose."



Bump.