[wireplay]

The difference is that it is one thing to administer morality from the pulpit vs legislating it.

Marriage is a state issue, there really is no question about it. The issue today is Article IV which says it has to be recognized across states boundaries.

Your morality does not equate to my morality. This issue should be fought in the legislature but there is no way in hell that the Feds have any say here. That includes drugs.

Please tell me where the Feds have the right to deal with the WOD? They don’t. This is clear in the 10th Amendment.

[plsjr]

I'm not talking about codifying any religion, though I am a Christian and stand against anyone who condones murder and homosexual behavior. The basis of my argument is not that a creed proscribes them, but that allowing them is contrary to the "do no harm" requirement of good social governance.

Quibbling about whether it's a community, city, county, state, federal or international issue avoids taking responsibility for supporting and pursuing what's best for society and / or the culture.

I agree that our moralities are different. I'm saying we should not support or condone destructive behavior...

As far as the war on drugs is concerned, a 'war' on anything is just the "progressives'" way of justifying extreme government action without reasonable constraints.
If we simply established reasonable laws, properly used law-enforcement (at all levels) to monitor, investigate, build the cases, arrest, prosecute and mete out punishment appropriate to the crimes and make it stick. The drug problem would not be what it is.

Unfortunately, we have too many that think it's OK to pursue destructive behavior and too many who excuse it.