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To: elhombrelibre
You want a lawless society

Wrong as usual - I fully support all laws against violations of individual rights ... but current drug laws don't qualify.

where people can get on dope and be a burden on the rest of society,

Some, but far from all, users of alcohol and other drugs become burdens on society - and even they are burdens only because society has through its elected representatives chosen to create programs through which this burdening takes place. The conservative position is to end such rights-violating welfare/redistributive programs, not to use them as an excuse for still more rights-violating policies like drug criminalization.

170 posted on 10/22/2014 7:26:37 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: ConservingFreedom
As Madison said, "If men were angels, we wouldn't need government." Our government's anti-drug laws have reflected the values most Americans hold to. You want those values to change. That's why you continue your sophistries.

You don't get how destructive drugs are. You think anti-drug laws are no different than mandating no mustard on hot dogs. It's futile to try to change your mind because you see dope as a fine recreational activity for responsible adults. The reality is it's a plague on our society regardless of whether it is worse than alcohol or not. It's a plague not just because a lot of nice people end up in jail. It destroys minds, bodies, families, and communities. It's not in the interest of people who love freedom to decriminalize products that exist only for the purpose of getting stoned. And in your case now, it's impossible to go back and say you're only talking about pot. Because you've made it clear that you'd be okay with legalizing all drugs.

171 posted on 10/22/2014 7:52:08 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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