John Ashcroft heralds the end of a major drug ring with 11 indictments

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | April 20, 2002 | Torsten Ove

[palo verde]

I'd be a fool if I tried logic again with you :)
I want citizens to be protected against government depriving them of liberty to conduct their private lives
whether their choices hurt themself or help themself is between them and God
government is only empowered to step in, when a citizen denies another citizen his freedom and peace
Love, Palo

[Cultural Jihad]

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

[palo verde]

But laws are used to prosecute and punish. Why, in your opinion, should buying, selling, or taking drugs require prosecution and/or punishment??

hi southern rock
your post is crux of whole matter
well said
Love, Palo

[Cultural Jihad]

government is only empowered to step in, when a citizen denies another citizen his freedom and peace

One understands that there should be no concern or care over the 129 deaths from heroin in Philadelphia. The government has no role in trying to discourage unneeded suffering and death, eh? When did social-Darwinism get enshrined in law? "I love you, O heroin users. Go to hell for all I care."

[tpaine]

"fedophile" - Thanks for the new word.

tpaine's new Orwellian word implies that conservative values are no better than child-rape. The moral-liberal libertarian trivialization of child-rape has been noted.

Taint my word, but it aptly describes our jihadists sick obsession with what he calls 'moral liberals', -- when in fact he advocates that morals should be controled by government. -- Exactly the opposite of what libertarians believe.

Say it isn't so CJ. - Can you?

[Cultural Jihad]

I hate that song.

Then it is odd to see people base their way of life, their ideology, and their religion upon it.

[palo verde]

lol your posts are nutso to me
but I like your pics
and you have flair
Love, Palo

[RJCogburn]

You're not trying! C'mon...see my #30. I know you can do it.

[Cultural Jihad]

Legislating morality is what conservatives/liberals do. They're the mirror images of each other.

Welcome to a conservative forum! For your information, law does little else than legislate morality. MTV and the Marxist professors may have tried to teach you otherwise.

[palo verde]

I am sorry 129 heroin users met death
It does not justify overcrowding our prisons with our fellow citizens
We harm ourselves when we imprison our brother
because we cannot mind our own business
Love, Palo

[southern rock]

law does little else than legislate morality.

Baloney! The law is to defend rights and protect citizens against theft and assault. The law is not meant to legislate morality. And before you come back with, "laws against rape and murder legislate morality", let me save you the trouble. They don't! Laws against rape and murder defend rights and protect the innocent.

[Cultural Jihad]

Rape, murder, and theft are not moral issues? Try again.

[palo verde]

Legislating morality is what conservatives/liberals do. They're the mirror images of each other

hi hogwaller
excellent post
true
Love, Palo

[southern rock]

Rape, murder, and theft are not moral issues?

They may be, but that is not why there are laws against them. There are laws against rape, murder, and theft because those things violate the rights of others.