Our country was founded on the principle of self rule. The Constitution was initiated to establish the federal government. The Bill of Rights was implemented to balance the rights of the government with the rights of individuals.
Of course not ... the liberty to do drugs only in a limited area and in the absence of the liberty to sell them is a bad idea.
The liberty to do drugs and sell drugs in an unlimited area is a worse idea.
Our country is still a fairly nice and prosperous place. We don't want Anarchists, Libertarians, Liberals, drug users, and criminals to make it any worse than they already have. That's why the Libertarian Party can't even crack a half percent in a national election these days.
Our country was founded on the principle of self rule.
The phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is not familiar to you?
The Constitution was initiated to establish the federal government. The Bill of Rights was implemented to balance the rights of the government with the rights of individuals.
No, the body of the Constitution grants the federal government the only powers (not "rights") it has, with the rest being retained by the states and the people ... which is why some Founding Fathers opposed the Bill of Rights on grounds of redundancy.
Of course not ... the liberty to do drugs only in a limited area and in the absence of the liberty to sell them is a bad idea.
The liberty to do drugs and sell drugs in an unlimited area is a worse idea.
Nonsense ... the liberty to do and sell the deadly addictive violence-inducing drug alcohol has proved to be a better idea than trying to ban it. Eventually we'll grasp that the same is true of other drugs, particularly marijuana.