“If one, as a strict constructionist conservative, thinks the Constitution does not grant Congress the power to ban such things, then legalization thereof is a rational outcome - not because we “want them legal”, but because we want a government that only does what it is strictly allowed to, and no more.”
If this is how libertarians view America then thank God for logical conservatives. Just think what would happen if NAMBLA could be free from prosecution or gangbangers could legally wave a gun in your face?
If the Ron Paul cult are big on illegal drugs and getting high off them then are they even qualified to speak on National security matters such as the War On Terrorism?
I have been the same Conservative I have always been since the time I was a Union Due paying democRAT faced with a choice between Carter and Reagan.
The Ron Paul 08' campaign is desparetely trying to redefine Conservatism, but we won't let him or his dupes, trolls, and idiots get away with it.
But they're not - and can be prosecuted precisely because the government is properly empowered to do so. Causing or threatening harm is one thing; simple possession of an inanimate object is something else entirely.