That is not entirely true. When polled and at the ballot box, America has been moving away from Marijuana prohibition. Americans, according to these surveys and initiatives, would rather Government focus on drugs like cocaine, heroin, GBH, Meth and ecstasy.
However, there is one group of Americans that supports the "War on Drugs" 100%. They are the Drug Dealers. Not the kind of company I want to keep.
Dan,I wanted to address what you said about the Tyranny of the Majority. Certainly you have a point, but here's my thought...in all reality, we don't really have a "Constitutional" or whatever type of Government (and in that context I use the word as a kind of ideology). The truth is we get what we as a nation choose. that's the reality. Even if the WoD is unConstitutional (again, in the ideological sense), it will exist as long as we elect enough Representatives and Senators who support it. Everone knew W. supported it, and we elected him. You might not have -voted- for him, but enough did so that he is President. It's useless, IMO, to rail against something that a majority of elected oficials (who are supposed to be speaking -for- us, which is why we don't have a pure democracy) want. Laws exist to proect the minority, but if the Judges don't agree with them, they won't be enforced...like an elected Judge might be verrrry hesitant to support the Consitutional rights of a drug dealer, even if technically he or she should. That's the reality. We deal with it, and maybe try to change it, as best we can. but that's reality. Did I make sense? :)