Posted on 02/28/2009 8:55:36 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
GLENN BECK, HOST: Marijuana brownies, anyone? This is the worst — the people in our green room, I'm happy to say it's clear they've never been high.
I'm going to ask you what's wrong with this picture. Chicago is trying to fix $50 million budget — their budget gap by taxing car rentals in suburban areas. And now, California is talking about legalizing marijuana and taxing marijuana to solve their budget problems.
Rob Kampia is the executive director for the Marijuana Policy Project.
How are you doing — how are you doing, Rob?
ROB KAMPIA, MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT: Doing well.
BECK: All right. Do you smoke marijuana? Do you have any those marijuana's...
KAMPIA: Occasionally.
BECK: Occasionally?
KAMPIA: Yes.
BECK: It's against the law, you know.
KAMPIA: Yes. So, is speeding, a lot of people do that, also.
BECK: Wow. OK. You used to work for NORML, did you not?
KAMPIA: Yes.
BECK: Yes?
KAMPIA: Fourteen years ago.
BECK: Fourteen years ago. And is it true that you quit working with NORML because they were stoned all the time and that's all they really wanted to do was get high? They weren't serious about changing the laws?
KAMPIA: No, everyone there is very serious about changing the laws.
BECK: Really? OK.
KAMPIA: And the reason that — the reason that I left and started up the Marijuana Policy Project because I wanted to focus almost exclusively on lobbying and ballot initiatives.
BECK: OK. So, tell me because — look, I'm a libertarian. You want to legalize marijuana; you want to legalize drugs — that's fine.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
P.S.
Taxation (State revenue) is not the goal, here, it is freedom.
Freedom to do what appear stupid things to others, such as spending (wasting?) hours on end, watching sports games on television each weekend (something I consider a HUGE waste of national resources and labor effort) — but BY PERSONAL CHOICE.
Private businesses should retain the full right to DISCRIMINATE agains drug use, and the right to test empoloyess for drug use before hiring them. But citizens have equal right to use drugs in the privacy of their own homes - and as a consequence, they will (voluntarily) limit the number of job opportunities available to them in free markets as a result.
Each retains control of private property and free choice and action.
And who attends the addicts and their bastard children? Who pays for the increase in crime to support drug habits?
There is a reason why no country on the planet allows an open door policy on drugs. What you are asking for is anarchy, not freedom.
Read the article. Read many of the other articles regarding California's plan to legalaize pot.
It ain't about freedom, pal. It's all about the money.
The STATE wants to bail itself out of its financial problems on the backs of dopers.
And Libs are OK with this? They are OK with GROWING government to an ever higher level?
This is why I'm saying: Libertarians - Put down that bong and think about the consequences of legalized dope.
I DON’T support taxation. That was my point. Are you High??....
;)
Do you drink the Ron Paul kool-aid?
I’m here right now...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2206683/posts
blasting libs like you who want to legalize pot.
Come on over and join the fun!
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