[Texaggie79]

There is such a thing as law-abiding alcoholics and because they are law-abiding adults your assertion stands that a child is more likely to look up to the law-abider than the person that exceeds the speed limit.

There is no reason the child should ever see the person drunk.

it sets a bad example for children and as you know it takes a village to raise a child so the government must outlaw the bad example."

No, but how much easier would it be to tell Billy he can't do something and neither can his friends, as opposed to Billy being the only person that can't do it. This is a major reason to live together with people who share similar standards.

And the threat by the user is enough to merit a law anyways. A hard recreational drug simply cannot be used responsibly. It not only takes away the users ability to make resposible decisions while high, but it also takes away the users ability to control the amount he or she takes. They become addicted, and do nothing but destroy everything around them. They hurt their loved ones, their neighbors, and especially kids, if they have any.

[Zon]

No, but how much easier would it be to tell Billy he can't do something and neither can his friends, as opposed to Billy being the only person that can't do it. This is a major reason to live together with people who share similar standards.

So you're still arguing in favor of Hillary's bogus claim that it takes a village to raise a child. Here's the hypocritical dark side of "people who share similar standards". How about it start at home where most parents tell their children the three reality distorting lies -- flying Santa Clause, Easter Bunny and tooth fairy. Ah, but it takes a village to further distort reality in young innocent minds via telling/living the three lies. But those three lies are all told/lived in the name of having fun, right? Is it any wonder that children are prone to telling lies considering that parents are first to teach their children by example how to lie and that it's a means to having fun. Then parents try to teach their children that it's wrong to lie. Is it any wonder that some children chose to take reality distorting drugs to have fun. I mean parents and the "child raising village" have taught by example that distorting reality in the name of fun is a good thing.

And the threat by the user is enough to merit a law anyways. A hard recreational drug simply cannot be used responsibly. It not only takes away the users ability to make resposible decisions while high, but it also takes away the users ability to control the amount he or she takes. They become addicted, and do nothing but destroy everything around them. They hurt their loved ones, their neighbors, and especially kids, if they have any.

And the threat by the user is enough to merit a law anyways. A hard liquor recreational drug simply cannot be used responsibly. It not only takes away the users ability to make responsible decisions while high, but it also takes away the users ability to control the amount he or she takes. They become addicted, and do nothing but destroy everything around them. They hurt their loved ones, their neighbors, and especially kids, if they have any.