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To: BUGSWOL
Hi BUGS. Paul is conservative in a lot of areas but his desire to legalize drugs, his desire to abandon our only ally in the Middle East, Israel, and his cut and run strategy for our military make him a kook in the minds of many.

Hope that helps.

411 posted on 08/15/2011 2:42:09 PM PDT by South40 (Primaries are about choosing a conservative candidate, not settling on a Rove RINO)
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To: South40

I am in favor of the legalization of drugs myself and I am not a kook. Not that I wish to use drugs or think anyone else should. I am just convinced that prohibition does not work and causes more harm than good. In my 50 years on earth I have NEVER met anyone who wanted to use drugs that could not obtain them and I’ve never heard of a liquor store owner doing a drive by to eleminate the competition.

Of course I wouldn’t favor completely unregulated drug sales either. There would be severe penalties for selling to minors and driving under the influence. Presently it is safest for drug dealers to sell to minors because they are least likely to be the police. Advertising and promotion of drug use would not be permitted. With each sale the clerk would be required to say “Don’t use this, it will kill your dumb ass”.

A tax could also be put on the sale of drugs which could be used to fund drug rehabilitation and prevention.


434 posted on 08/16/2011 5:37:07 AM PDT by BUGSWOL
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