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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (40391)	9/28/2000 3:19:18 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

>>>Those who are professionally involved in studying drug use are mostly against legalization, with the possible exception of marijuana. I have seen a few studies. It is not purely anecdotal, but has to do with rates of dependency, overdose, and so forth........<<< Ah-hah! So now I'm learning there are varying levels of ancedotalism--LOL! OK. Your man, James Q. Wilson, opposes legalization, but there are many other deep thinkers who think otherwise. Again, I refer you back to literature from the National Drug Policy Foundation. Go ahead, do a search on 'em. Guaranteed you'll learn something. Indeed, on the surface, legalizing drugs seems preposterous. However, deep down, there is more to the issue and more than most folks realize; to the extent that probably a dozen or so of society's major ills could be cured. Problem is, the drug debate is rigged by the political environment surrounding the issue. Were it not rigged for example, there'd be at least two voices in the presidential debates which would advocate varying degrees of legalization strategies that are based upon harm reduction as a sound drug policy, rather than making folks criminals who are not criminals. And from these positions citizens would gain new understandings. But, nope...it's gonna be the Al and Dubyah Show and the whole nation will sit in front of their tubes thinking they're getting something worthwhile. Incidentally, Jesse Ventura was at a similar place in the polls as the minor candidates, however they let him debate. Look what happened. He's a sitting governor with a national reputation on politics, not wrestling. Sometimes I wonder if the best way to enslave people is to make 'em think they're free. Or are we and our children mere victims of a continued dumbing of America syndrome? And please do note folks: I love my country and think it's certainly among the coolest places on earth to live, and the ideals of America's constitution stand for everything I believe in. However, I think there's much more which can be accomplished to improve the quality of life within these very inventive and very creative times in which we live. I'm sorry, but George W. Bush, using strange terms like compassionate conservative and reformer with results, etc. still terribly reminds of the good ole' oil and glory days of yester'year--not inventive, not creative; just filled with sloganism, patronage and big dollar impresser-roo-roos. Don't you folks see this?