The smuggling of drugs through major airports has been going on for decades, and has almost always involved a mix of airline staff,airport workers, corrupt customs agents, cops,clergy,doctors, etc., etc.
This was true when we had Republican administrations, and when Democrats ran things.
Let's put things simply: As long as we, the American people crave drugs, someone from some part of the world will step up and supply them to us.
Some Freepers insist the solution is to legalize anything and everything. There have been days when I've thought they might be right.......and there have been days when I've seen how wrong the idea might be.
The real "War on Drugs" is being fought in our hearts and minds;and until we decide as individuals to accept what society decided a long time ago,the war will go on without clear loss or victory.
Maybe not everything, but eliminating the extremely lucrative black market in cocaine, heroin, and (especially) marijuana by legalizing would go a long way towards eliminating a major source of $$$ that goes to fund terrorism.
Well, what do you want? A multibillion dollar infrastructure of corrupt officials to facilitate contraband smuggling, or do you want a border you have a chance of controlling? As long as there is demand for cocaine, you can't have both.
so very, very true, and true in all activities, such as pornagraphy...
as long as someone is throwing money around, you will get human beings to perform.....
I see none of it...either illegal drugs or pornagraphy....as victimless.....there are always victims...always...
I have struggled with this approach too. However, when I hear other Libertarians try to flesh out how this might look, they always seem to point to countries where people are "free" to use drugs, but then those who choose to live their lives responsibly are "obligated" to fund the inevitable medical costs.
Freedom needs to be commensurate with the responsibility born by the free.