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By your principles, we'd have to outlaw alcohol, which causes a great deal more potential for harm than many of the drugs currently banned

As you already know (but probably won't admit) states can constitutionally prohibit that if they see it to be too harmful. I personally don't, and neither does the majority of my state.

As you already know (but probably won't admit) states can constitutionally prohibit that if they see it to be too harmful.

As I've said many times, not every law that happens to no violate the Constitution is a good one. "Well, at least it doesn't violate the Constitution," is about the weakest justification for a law I've ever seen. Sure, they can, but that hardly means they should.

Thanks for admitting that by your principles, there's nothing to stop alcohol prohibition.

"As you already know (but probably won't admit) states can constitutionally prohibit that if they see it to be too harmful. I personally don't, and neither does the majority of my state."

As you already know (but probably won't admit) states can constitutionally regulate public use & sale of alcohol, etc.

The 14th amendment forbids the states from infringing upon life, liberty, or property, without due process. Prohibitory law violates due process. -- So you & your 'majority' cannot trump the constitution.

Here is the 14th, for your first time reading pleasure, along with some comments I made about it on another thread. Refute them if you can:

It is very clear that possession of property is protected as an unalienable right.. -- All property.. Unless it it being used in a criminal manner.. Which is to be decided by a jury, not by a fiat prohibitory law made by a majority of 'legislators'..

Article. XIV.

[Proposed 1866; Ratified Under Duress 1868]

Section. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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The possession of private property, used in a non criminal manner, is an unalienable right, enumerated by the 14th amendment.. Plain as the 2nd, to me..