Vague statements,hazily recalled,and colored preconceptions caused by watching so many people around me die or go down the tubes from the effects of drug use.
Seeing that so upset you that you now misquote yourself? I'm sorry to hear that.
I've seen people around me go down the tubes from the effects of alcohol use; is that a good reason to ban alcohol?
The kind of thing you could obviously care less about.
More liberal rhetoric: 'you don't care.' I say it's wrong to restrict the freedom of ALL adults because SOME adults use that freedom to harm themselves.
"Because your liberal "for the children" argument is bogus."
OK-you are right.
Manfully conceded.
"No majority has the ethical authority to tell any adult what he can put in his own body."
I notice you include the word ethical in there. Explain that if you could.
I suppose it's redundant; I put it in to emphasize that I was speaking of authority and not power (which majorities usually have).