[gdani]

What part of the 10th Ammendment do you not understand?

I am certainly sympathetic to states' rights as I loath such a huge federal government.

But are you such a strong advocate for states' rights when it comes to:
* Medicinal marijuana
* Assisted suicide laws
* If/when a state passes a law allowing gay marriage?

Those, too, are states' rights issues.

[Windcatcher]

(shrug)

If people in CA want to dope themselves silly, I sure won't stand in their way. No better way to thin the herd of the stupid than to let them do it themselves. Put a cap on what kind of medical care they can receive if pot or other drugs are in their system, so we clean ones don't get saddled with their medical bills. Treat the substances as alcohol when dealing with liability. Get in an accident and you're on dope? It's *your fault*, regardless of the circumstances.

I think they should nix seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws too, for the same reason (if people want to cull themselves from the herd, let them). Legislate mandatory limited tort for injury cases where seatbelts or helmets weren't in use and cap medical care if necessary, but by God, people should be made to be responsible for *their own* actions.

What sickens me is if someone's kid wants to say The Lord's Prayer in school, well, then, it's off to war the Libs go. I call that H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y.