Posted on 08/14/2006 8:29:35 AM PDT by TexasCajun
I am a Conservative with a streak of libertarianism. Though I think ferrets are cute (i'll stick to dogs)and that pot (which I don't smoke..I'll stick to cigars) should be legalized, I won't vote libertarian because that's all they talk about!
But then again, I am not sure why I am voting Republican when all they want to do is spend spend and spend.
They say a chicken in every pot...maybe I should run on the promise of Pot in every Bong????
And my guess is that 1% of the people agree with you. Convince another 50% and it'll be the law of the land.
"The cost base analysis of fighting the war on drugs shows it to be a huge waste of money."
Pfffft! The cost of the War on Drugs is lost in rounding.
The 2006 federal ONDCP budget (for enforcement AND education) is $12.4 billion -- in a total federal budget of $2.57 trillion. That's less than one-half of one percent.
"And when you legalize it, you then take the criminal nature out of it and you take out all the cartels."
Legalize all drugs in the U.S. and you'll bring all the cartels here to smuggle our legal recreational drugs to the rest of the world where drugs remain illegal -- unless your pipe dream includes the legalization of all drugs worldwide. Hey, if you're going to dream, dream big.
"We just don't have the guts or common sense to do it.
It doesn't take guts to give up.
Spoken like a true fiscal conservative.
Go away, hypocrite.
Where did I assume that?
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