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To: Second Amendment First
During a “lightning round” where candidates were asked to answer questions about the issues that would give them the most problems during the primaries, both libertarian candidates– Paul and former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson– were asked to defend their liberal stances on drugs. First was Rep. Paul, who Fox’s Chris Wallace confronted with his controversial position that drugs and prostitution should be legalized. His unapologetic response elicited cheers from the crowd, as he argues that, just as “you don’t have the First Amendment so you could talk about the weather,” civil liberties do not exist to protect personal rights upon which most agree. He later likened private freedoms like this to religious freedoms, prompting Wallace’s follow-up: “Are you suggesting that heroin and prostitution are an exercise of liberty?”

After tripping up a little, Rep. Paul replied “yes,” then found himself arguing in favor of legalizing heroin, asking, “if we legalize heroin tomorrow, is everyone is going use heroin? How many people here would use heroin if it were legal?” The question was greeted with cheers, to which Wallace replied with a smile, “I never thought heroin would get an applause in South Carolina.”

Yeah. I want my kid to have easy access to heroin. [do I need a sarcasm tag or isn't it obvious]

66 posted on 06/22/2011 2:01:46 PM PDT by McGruff (Why do they fear her so?)
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To: McGruff

Americans had ready access to hard drugs until 1914 and drug use was lower than today. We also weren’t sending teenagers to prison to be gang-raped and otherwise have their lives destroyed for selling this product.


70 posted on 06/22/2011 2:05:03 PM PDT by Captain Kirk
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To: McGruff

Yeah. I want my kid to have easy access to heroin. [do I need a sarcasm tag or isn’t it obvious]
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By keeping MJ illegal (and purposely misclassified as highly addictive) your war on drugs is placing your child in contact with drug dealers that sell heroin , crack , meth and prescription drugs in addition to the MJ ... MJ is so easy to grow yourself that if it were no longer illegal there would be absolutely no reason to go to dealers for MJ and be exposed to the really bad stuff,, in moderation it is harmless , especially if it is dirt cheap as it could be used in “wasteful” ways such as in baking which eliminates it’s only drawback , tar and such inhaled when burned.


85 posted on 06/22/2011 2:18:26 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: McGruff

>>Yeah. I want my kid to have easy access to heroin. [do I need a sarcasm tag or isn’t it obvious]

Your child already has access to datura (also known as moonflower or jimson weed), salvia, Hawaiian woodrose, and numerous other hallucinogenic substances (such as K2 and other synthetic cannabinoids) that are more dangerous than marijuana or even heroin. Should these be banned as well?


89 posted on 06/22/2011 2:23:39 PM PDT by oblomov
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