[libertyman]

The dividing line should be the Constitution--in the way it seperates federal power from those retained by the states in the 9th & 10th Amendments, in addition to Article I, Section 8. The Constitution is clear on the crimes it gives Washington the power to punish: treason, bribery, counterfeiting the current coin & securities of the U.S., piracies & felonies committed on the high seas, offenses against the Law of Nations, preventing blacks & women from their right to vote (15th &19th Amendments, respectively), & possibly one or 2 more. THAT'S IT!

The 9th & 10th Amendments already assume that the states, or the people, have the right to govern themselves & are free to decide their own drug laws (remember, the Founders knew that our rights come from GOD, not government!). So if one state decides to make drugs legal, that is their right--while if another state chooses to prohibit & punish drug use severely, that is their right as well. We live under a FEDERAL system of government, not a national system where Congress knows what is best for us.

[teeman8r]

the Founders knew that our rights come from GOD, not government!

GOD is an acronym for Government of Demogogues... check the federalist papers... it is a well known fact.../sarcasm