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Politics : Libertarian Discussion Forum

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To: Mama Bear who wrote (2680)5/9/1999 4:15:00 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) of 13056
 
Barb, by definition unjust laws are unjust. However, they are laws, and we do not each of us get to decide which laws we find "right for us"...
I do not invoke phantom victims, but risks to the community (need I say, "of individuals") that are more speculative and moral, and therefore less susceptible to definitive, objective resolution. However, just because something is doomed to be the subject of debate does not mean that it cannot be the basis for action. The individual has rights against the community, but the community has a right to protect itself from grave hazards...
Barb, since I appear to be older than you, I can only think that when you were in high- school you ran with a very ignorant crowd, since it was well known even in "the dark ages" that marijuana was ubiquitous...
Actually I believe that gathering yeast is not a very complex process, but it wouldn't matter since it is a common product used for legitimate purposes. Since everyone in this country who follows the news has some idea of the transshipment routes for heroin and cocaine, I do not believe that if any considerable supply came from this country it would be unknown to the public, no...
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