Denver Drugs
Did you know that Denver is voting today on whether or not marijuana should be legal there? It's rather interesting because at one point the city attorney said, "Denver police will simply file marijuana possession charges under state law."
Then, just a little while later, you hear from the rabid anti-drug zealots (Jeffrey Sweetin, head of the Rocky Mountain Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration), "People will flock to Denver to use marijuana." Ok, so which is it? Will people flock there to use drugs because it's legal, only to be arrested and charged with a state crime, and then perhaps even (an unconstitutional) federal crime? Why can't busybodies just let people govern themselves? If the people of Denver want to smoke dope, why should the people in other areas of the state and country try and stop them? If it's such a bad thing, won't the city collapse on it's own? And since the proposed law will only make possession legal, all purchases would still be illegal -- but I guess you could grow it. Oh, how I yearn for freedom.
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hmm. grow it, possess it, but not sell it, nor smoke it I assume . . . Can you grow it possess it and give it to one another?
Posted by: oddybobo at November 01, 2005 04:09 PM (6Gm0j)
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You know what the point is they are trying to make the state law unenforceable. It is a recipe for anarchy, laws need to be consistent and enforced or not exist at all. This is similar to illegal immigration. I strongly support allowing more legal immigrants but allowing illegal immigrants getting drivers licenses madness. Laws need to support each other. This is like it being legal to bury a body and having the government not able to ask you about it but murder still being a crime. Have a law, or don’t. The liberals are playing with fire when it comes to this kind of inconstancy. They need to read Leviathan or some classic liberals, society must be stable almost nothing is more important. I am not trying to diminish your libertarian drug tolerance argument but really constancy is more important. This sort of this rips nations apart.
Posted by: Mindflame at November 01, 2005 11:47 PM (yAjnB)
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I just wonder what would happen. I think your point is well-taken about leading to anarchy -- but I guess my point is WHO gets to decide? I support government at the lowest levels first. In other words, if the people of a city want to pass a law that affects them, I don't see what right, or even reason, the state would have to overrule that law -- or for that matter, the federal government.
And hey wow -- it passed! That shocks me!
And hey wow -- it passed! That shocks me!
Posted by: Ogre at November 02, 2005 05:48 AM (7PCNv)
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