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Mexico's Fox to OK drug decriminalization law
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| 3 May 2006
Posted on 05/02/2006 6:08:26 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
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To: Pylot
He is setting it up for Hillary.
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posted on
05/02/2006 7:21:18 PM PDT
by
texastoo
("trash the treaties")
To: Aussie Dasher
Fox has said "If you can't beat em, join em". Without question we should heed *HIS* advice when it comes to the illegal immigration problem. How long will it be before he berates the US for arresting illegal immigrants "who only have a small amount of marijuana et al...".
Its coming. Its not a matter of if, its a matter of when.
To: Aussie Dasher
We've got a lot of people calling for drug legalization here. So now we've got a ringside seat to see how it works out for Mexico.
Good luck to them.
Meanwhile, lets work on that fence. Faster, please.
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posted on
05/02/2006 7:35:12 PM PDT
by
marron
To: Aussie Dasher
Expect to see millions of US College kids flood South of the Border for spring and summer break.
sw
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posted on
05/02/2006 7:37:11 PM PDT
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife)
To: spectre
"Expect to see millions of US College kids flood South of the Border for spring and summer break." Hey - it'll be great for cable ratings. There's always going to be a few that never come back. Well, maybe more than a few.
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posted on
05/02/2006 7:49:47 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(The MSM - Propaganda wing and news censorship division of the Democrat Party.)
To: Aussie Dasher
Ok, maybe I'm stupid (did too much dope in my youth?), but I just don't get it.
Since I see nothing (at least, in the article) as to just where these drugs will come from, just how will this damage the Cartels? Unless the Mex. gov. intends to take over the production and distribution, won't the users still be getting the dope from the bad guys (with no incentive now to stop)? Isn't this tantamount to repealing prohibition but letting Capone and the mobs to manufacture, sale, and distribute the booze? Isn't this actually surrendering and empowering the Cartels?
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posted on
05/02/2006 7:50:25 PM PDT
by
LRS
To: Blake#1
You don't read about these events in a drug loving, democrap MSM. Maybe, just maybe the Mexican are on the right path here!Oh ya. And decriminalizing small amounts will make the Mexican gangs just go away.
*WE* could decriminalize small amounts and they'd just sell it themselves here.
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posted on
05/02/2006 8:03:12 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(ICE, ICE Baby.)
To: the anti-liberal
Is this the beginning of a massive increase in drug smuggling into the US?
More like a massive increase in tourism in the Mexican border towns.
Why send the illegals to the US to send money back, when they can have Americans bring the money to them..
To: af_vet_rr
"Why send the illegals to the US to send money back, when they can have Americans bring the money to them."
Given that most of those 'tourists' are likely to come from CA (Hollyweird, San Fran., Santa Cruz, etc...) you make a very good point.
I expect to see an increase in traffic in both directions - California's counter-culture going down to buy drugs and drugs coming up here to be sold.
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posted on
05/02/2006 8:23:55 PM PDT
by
the anti-liberal
(OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
To: Aussie Dasher
Bush and John Walters are having nightmares. I hope John Walters can never sleep soundly again.
To: marron
Decriminalization of small amounts doesn't equal legalization. Decriminalization still leaves the growing and selling to dangerous gangs. Under legalization Walgreen's would sell the pot, and farms would grow it, cutting out dangerous drug cartels and street thugs. Decriminalization is the worst of both.
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posted on
05/02/2006 8:46:57 PM PDT
by
RHINO369
To: Personal Responsibility
Fox has said "If you can't beat em, join em". I guess he learned it from Bush.
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posted on
05/03/2006 4:45:06 AM PDT
by
Wolfie
To: Aussie Dasher
What's next, government supplied dope for the poor?
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posted on
05/03/2006 5:03:55 AM PDT
by
SwinneySwitch
(Terroristas-beyond your expectations!)
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
05/03/2006 5:05:55 AM PDT
by
SwinneySwitch
(Terroristas-beyond your expectations!)
To: Wolfie
Acutally, Fox has taken the lead on this one. Bush has not moved to leaglize drugs, much to the chagrin of the
Libertarian Party .
To: texastoo
He is setting it up for Hillary. I agree. Reminds me of bush41 doing same for bubba-boy. As the xlintons are close to the bushes, one can only guess how close and what each knows about the other.
This is becoming very disheartening. We need Ronaldus Maximus!!!
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posted on
05/03/2006 5:18:15 AM PDT
by
newfreep
To: Personal Responsibility
Fox has taken the lead from Bush's stance on illegal aliens. Too many people breaking the law, too many people to arrest, so let's legalize it.
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posted on
05/03/2006 5:25:44 AM PDT
by
Wolfie
To: RHINO369
Sure, but it does prevent crooked cops from using the system to send anyone they wish to jail by planting a demonized substance upon a citizen. It also would prevent them from selectively prosecuting the drug war in order to purge the voting rosters of a significant percentage of minorities. But, should we be taking tools away from our LEOs and DEAmen?
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posted on
05/03/2006 5:50:38 AM PDT
by
PaxMacian
(Gen. 1:29)
To: the anti-liberal
Given that most of those 'tourists' are likely to come from CA (Hollyweird, San Fran., Santa Cruz, etc...) you make a very good point.
There are some very enterprising types in Mexico (or at least were), don't be surprised to see resorts pop up that cater to these people.
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posted on
05/03/2006 8:01:39 AM PDT
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/gasoline_and_government.htm)
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