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Politics : Libertarian Discussion Forum
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To: Mike P. who wrote (296)7/1/1998 11:30:00 AM
From: Mama Bear  Read Replies (2) of 13060
 
poet, do you completely discount the cost of enforcing drug prohibition? You seem to assume that it would cost more if legalization were to take place, but can you not recognize that there would be another side to the balance sheet?

The basic problem I see with your premise is that it's ok to infringe on the rights of peaceable people if it saves you a buck. Forced slave labor in prison would save lots of money, do you think that's ok? It is not right to punish those that do no harm. If you have to punish people who do no harm in order to punish a few that do, it is wrong. Equal protection under the law says to me that each illegal act should result in a violation of someone else's rights. You cannot argue that because someone who cost you money has a commonality with others that don't, that it's ok to punish those who don't, "for the greater good".

Barb
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