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I'd call you a quasi-liberal for those views actually. The real reason they can't legalize pot is that there is no scientific method known for testing someone to see if they are under the influence...on the spot. I think. That's my opinion.

Do you know why it is legal to make your own wine and beer but not legal to make your own spirits? It's not because One is worse than the other or that big brother is trying to protect you from yourself. It's simply because at the time of the whiskey laws being first implemented, Uncle Sam recognized that it would be much more difficult to catch people in the act of wine/beer making that in the act of building and maintaining a still. The still is a large unconcealable piece of machinery that is unmistakable evidence very difficult to refute. It was a question of enforceability, not right or wrong.

So, back to pot and other drugs. They are illegal, simply because it is too difficult to quantitatively measure the level of imparement in the field. (ie, by a LEO)

This concept of enforceability is no doubt baffling to some of you younger citizens because Uncle Sam seems to not give a hoot about this concept much anymore. We get new laws right and left from the idiot bureaucrats that don't have a clue about practicality. They are too insulated from such tediousness up there in their palaces of higher thought and social engineering.

I'd call you a quasi-liberal for those views actually.

I'm sure I'll live. I've survived worse.

It's not because One is worse than the other or that big brother is trying to protect you from yourself. It's simply because at the time of the whiskey laws being first implemented, Uncle Sam recognized that it would be much more difficult to catch people in the act of wine/beer making that in the act of building and maintaining a still. The still is a large unconcealable piece of machinery that is unmistakable evidence very difficult to refute. It was a question of enforceability, not right or wrong.

Are you suggesting that there be practical aspects of the law, or that practicality be set aside?

This concept of enforceability is no doubt baffling to some of you younger citizens because Uncle Sam seems to not give a hoot about this concept much anymore. We get new laws right and left from the idiot bureaucrats that don't have a clue about practicality. They are too insulated from such tediousness up there in their palaces of higher thought and social engineering.

Are you the oldest person in the United States or just clairvoyant concerning my age? I'm still missing your point. Mine is that the citizens of the states effected have the authority to prohibit or legalize pot, as well as polygamy, incest, etc.