Got a flash for you... the original drug war was never based on ANY MEDICAL EVIDENCE, not one bit. Even the AMA was AGAINST outlawing drugs. It was done simply to control the lives of those targeted groups with which each drug was associated in the demonizing process. Smokable opium, for example, was linked to the “Yellow Peril,” the Chinese. It was flat out stated that “Chinamen” would lure white women into their opium dens in order to debauch them. Same with blacks and heroin and white women; same with black Jazz Musicians and pot and white women, only originally Mexicans were the pot scapegoats. When Nixon got involved it was to control the dirty anti-war hippies (and their “free love”). It was NEVER ABOUT HEALTH, ONLY CONTROL... and that has not changed one whit to this day.
Ron Paul, a medical doctor (ob/gyn), makes total sense in virtually all his positions if you look, as does he, at the Constitution for the United States as a limitation on GOVERNMENT, not a limitation on We, the People. Which is EXACTLY the position the Founders took. They knew and accepted the price of freedom: some folks are going to push the envelope and do or say things others might find abhorrent. Remember, if everyone agrees and goes along, no protection is needed. When someone, not unreasonably, wants to buck that tide, THAT is when his INHERENT RIGHT to do so needs protection, both from government AND from meddling bluenoses. THAT is why our Constitution was written. And that is what the Pauls, father and son, want protected. And that is what I and every single swinging Richard who ever served in the Marine Corps (and other armed services) swore to protect and defend. (Notice that I am not talking about activities, such as murder, rape, child molesting or any other activity which involves initiating force against some other individual. Such things are evil on their face; these would never merit Constitutional protection for the perps. I say this up front as some alleged “conservatives” want to make this comparison when someone talks seriously about ending their precious, control-freakish war on some drugs. Such control over others should be anathema to conservatives, unless you are using the Churchill [?] definition: A liberal’s job is to make mistakes; a conservative’s job is to prevent their correction,)
But in one thing you are 1,000% correct: We need God to help us. To have a spiritual re-awakening AND to get back to the government He led the Founders to create in this land. I am convinced that Dr. Paul is a redeemed child of God and is the right man to help us do that. No, he’s not perfect, either as man or candidate, but then the only PERFECT Man had to die for my sins.
Yeah, you MUST be a Ron Paul supporter if you think HEROIN should be legalized.
The FACT is opium dens were full of people who had abandoned their jobs and family. Like a modern crack house.
I suppose you think crack should be legal, too.
And so what age should be legal to use? 15? 16? 18? 21?
So you will have to have laws to be enforced for age. No getting rid of the black market.
MILLIONS of people have died from drug abuse — I suppose that has only been because it’s been outlawed....And yes, a lot have died from Alchohol......That does NOT mean we need to legalize more drugs.
Just smoke your dope and leave politics to us who have not had our brain addled by drugs.