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Unintended Effect Of War On Drugs Found In Study
LA Times ^
| 20 September 2002
| EDDY RAMIREZ
Posted on 09/20/2002 10:23:20 PM PDT by JediGirl
WASHINGTON -- More than half of convicted drug offenders at state prisons have no history of violent crime or serious drug offenses, and a disproportionate number of them come from poor, minority communities, a study to be released today has found.
The study by the Sentencing Project, a Washington- based advocacy group that promotes alternatives to prison, offers a detailed look at state-incarcerated drug offenders, who made up almost a quarter of all inmates. It is based on information collected in 1997, when the last federal survey of state drug prisoners was conducted. An estimated $5 billion is spent each year to keep drug offenders locked up.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: jail; wod
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To: JediGirl
One might inquire (or enquire for the poster, now) if this is an untended effect.
To: rb22982
"I disagree, simply because too many judges see the Constitution as a living breathing document."
Is the Constitution now irrelevant?
To: Schmedlap
No, of course not. I've argued the 10th amendment forever (not just on drugs). However, even if the Feds backed off, there are still 50 state laws we have to deal with in which case we'd have to use comparisons and decide cost effectiveness.
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09/22/2002 8:47:50 PM PDT
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rb22982
To: rb22982
A government exists by the consent of the governed. Likewise, it exercises its powers with the consent of the governed. If the government exercises powers that the Constitution forbids it from exercising, and we do not object, doesn't this pass for consent? In which case, wouldn't this render the Constitution irrelevant, because the government is violating the Constitution, with the consent of the governed?
To: Schmedlap
You are correct, and unfortunately the 'growing, living breathing constitution judges' think its ok along with our socialists representatives.
But that misses the simple point. Get rid of the feds and you still have 50 state laws to deal with, therefore, both types of arguements need to be administered (lawful reasons as well as logical reasons).
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09/22/2002 9:03:53 PM PDT
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rb22982
To: Texasforever; putupon
Hey Tex, Putupon forgot to ping you when he posted this......
everyones happy because of a simple minded chump populace that has been willfully snookered. Cheers:^)
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09/22/2002 9:26:24 PM PDT
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eazdzit
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