Posted on 09/21/2004 6:18:05 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
From http://badnarik.org/plans_warondrugs.php
"On a fundamental level, Libertarians believe that it is the unalienable and constitutional right of individuals to medicate themselves and choose for themselves what to put into their bodies, as long as they live up to the consequences of their actions. The federal government has no proper say in the matter, and state governments violate the rights of the people in their own attempts to enforce morality."
That "fundamental level" is a person's self-ownership. My life belongs to ME, not to you. Whatever I wish to do with it, it is my right to decide.
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