I think the institution called government is broken by its very nature. No man has moral authority over any other man. I think natural laws rule the physical world as well as our interactions with each other and the choices we make.
Radley Balko has a great article up on Slate. Before you go pulling the lever for Obama, thinking he’ll bring change to drug policing think again. His selection of Drug Warrior Biden confirmed for me that Obama’s prior commitment to decriminalization was just political pandering to his left-wing base. To win this election Obama/Biden have [...]
The Agitator, Radley Balko poses the following question for Senator Biden.
Senator Biden, you’ve been one of the Senate’s most ardent drug warriors. You helped create the office of “drug czarâ€; backed our failed eradication efforts in South America; encouraged the government to seize the assets of people merely suspected of drug crimes; pushed for the [...]
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Bob Barr, the Libertarian Presidential nominee, has had a change of heart.
Bob Barr: Federal Drug War Rethought: “As both a U.S. Attorney and Member of Congress, I defended drug prohibition. But it has become increasingly clear to me, after much study, that our current strategy has not worked and will not work. The other candidates [...]
Bob Barr, the Libertarian Presidential nominee, has had a change of heart.
Bob Barr: Federal Drug War Rethought: “As both a U.S. Attorney and Member of Congress, I defended drug prohibition. But it has become increasingly clear to me, after much study, that our current strategy has not worked and will not work. The other candidates [...]
I was aghast when Drug Warrior Joe Biden was selected to be Obama’s Vice Presidental running mate. Here are three quick reasons not to vote for Obama/Biden in November.
Both Obama and Biden are lawyers* who’ve never had to work for a living
Joe Biden created the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Biden also coined the term [...]
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