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To: jwalsh07
Me: Is it immoral or anti-constitutional for people to choose to live in states and communities where there are laws against any or all drug use?

State or local [or federal] government cannot write law depriving you of life, liberty or property, without due process, - ie - indictment & trial by jury for criminal actions. --- Prohibitions are attempts to make non-violent actions criminal by fiat law, - by the say so of a majority.

So yes, JW, it is both immmoral & unconstitutional for your peers to criminalize non violent behavior.

You may however, volunteer to belong to a community, and regulate each others lives to your hearts petty desires, upon pain of banishment. - Just buy into a condo type association, and enjoy.

524 posted on 12/31/2001 8:12:38 AM PST by tpaine
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To: tpaine
....it is both immmoral & unconstitutional for your peers to criminalize non violent behavior...

You're confusing the Constitution with LP press releases.

527 posted on 12/31/2001 8:18:42 AM PST by Roscoe
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To: tpaine
Thanks tpaine. That puts it into a nice nutshell.

State or local [or federal] government cannot write law depriving you of life, liberty or property, without due process, - ie - indictment & trial by jury for criminal actions. --- Prohibitions are attempts to make non-violent actions criminal by fiat law, - by the say so of a majority.

You may however, volunteer to belong to a community, and regulate each others lives to your hearts petty desires, upon pain of banishment. - Just buy into a condo type association, and enjoy.

551 posted on 12/31/2001 12:10:20 PM PST by Zon
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To: tpaine
You at least gave an honest answer, a bad answer but an honest one.

State or local [or federal] government cannot write law depriving you of life, liberty or property, without due process, - ie - indictment & trial by jury for criminal actions. --- Prohibitions are attempts to make non-violent actions criminal by fiat law, - by the say so of a majority.

Cognitive dissonance defined. Legislatures legislate morality agreeable to we the people and call them laws. They proscribe penalties for breaking those laws and after due process you do the time for the crime. In complete accord with the constitution.

So yes, JW, it is both immmoral & unconstitutional for your peers to criminalize non violent behavior.

It is neither and I find you and others just as dangerous to my rights as the left. If you could assume power you would rule by fiat and the people be damned. Liberty works both ways, the difference is that I understand the notion of pursuing happiness and you don't. Sort of the difference between a spoiled child and an adult.

You may however, volunteer to belong to a community, and regulate each others lives to your hearts petty desires, upon pain of banishment. - Just buy into a condo type association, and enjoy.

I hate to be the one to break this to you but its not me who will be joining a cult, its you. And I wish you well in your pursuit.

553 posted on 12/31/2001 12:14:59 PM PST by jwalsh07
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