[Palter]

Ron Paul should make an effort to introduce a "Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 20xx" that would crack down on the civil-liberties abuses of the Drug War - like clamping down on those items listed above. Police overkill has been sanctioned by earlier judicial overkill.

Why are you suggesting more legislation to solve the moral problem?

Simply take away the Federal laws. With the growth of Federal laws and regulations, we will simply have more criminals.

If someone wants to abuse fried chicken or a controled substance. That's on them. At the current nanny state rate, Colonel Sanders will be the next OBL.

[danielmryan]

Why are you suggesting more legislation to solve the moral problem?

Because I'm a cautious Canadian :)

Seriously: the kind of legislation I was suggesting is aimed at restricting governmental overkill. You can think of it as an armistice for the Drug War.

Canadian law illegalizes the same substances that U.S. law does, but there's little to no overkill in Canada. That's because there's been no erosion of civil liberties in Canada.

[Psalm 144]

“With the growth of Federal laws and regulations, we will simply have more criminals.”

As intended.

[Marie]

Don’t forget that the War on Drugs has become a War on Chronic Pain sufferers.

You cannot allow pain sufferers access to pain medications without some of it falling into the hands of addicts. So what happens is that nobody gets relief.