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To: Bill who wrote (713526)	11/16/2005 2:04:05 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

The lefties pushing Ritalin say, "You wouldn't deny a diabetic insulin." Lefties lie to sell their destruction. Insulin is a substance naturally occurring in the human body. Human beings cannot live without it. Ritalin is a synthetic chemical (methylphenidate hydrochloride) almost identical to cocaine, invented in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in 1950. Lefties equate the two (insulin and Ritalin). Lefties LIE.

To: Bill who wrote (713526)	11/16/2005 2:09:37 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

United States Iraq Strategy 1. Kill terrorists. 2. Train Iraqi forces to kill terrorists. 3. Help Iraqis build schools and infrastructure. 4. Leave behind first democracy in Arab world.

To: Bill who wrote (713526)	11/16/2005 2:41:56 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Man Busted For Pot After Calling Police About Possible Break-In Associated Press November 14, 2005 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Ronald Meyers called police when he heard suspicious noises outside his home. He ended up in jail after officers saw something suspicious inside the home: an eight-foot tall pot plant and nearly $100,000 of marijuana. Officers found no burglar but asked if they could check inside, said police spokesman Sgt. John Booth. When Meyers, 59, let them in, officers found more than $100,000 worth of marijuana, he said. The stash included an eight-foot pot plant, more plants growing in the garage and harvested marijuana -- some packed into large plastic bags -- stuffed in large storage bins in a bedroom, Booth said. Officers also found syringes, at least one methamphetamine pipe and other drug paraphernalia, he said. Meyers was jailed on a charge of possession of marijuana for sale with bail set at $25,000.

To: Bill who wrote (713526)	11/16/2005 2:52:03 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Considering the developing position of professional sports towards drugs, the overall trend in drug enforcement seems to be becoming more conservative than liberal. * * *

To: Bill who wrote (713526)	11/16/2005 2:53:03 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

California's "Stuck on Stupid!" November 16, 2005 \| Rick J. Radecki In the wake of Governor Schwarzenegger’s efforts to do exactly what the populace of the Golden State theoretically elected him to do when they voted him into Sacramento to replace Gov. Gray Davis a while back—that is, to initiate practical reform in California—I’d like to suggest that the power-hungry, Democratic Party-controlled unions in this state use whatever money they have left in their war chests and call attention to the need for just one more special election. This time around, let’s see if they (the unions) might be successful in passing a proposition that officially lists the state motto as the following: “California—Stuck on Stupid!” Oh sure, I realize that there still exist some –though not nearly enough to make a difference—decent-minded, common sense, traditional family values folk here on the Left Coast who believe that to steal money (without their permission) from public employee union members is wrong (Prop 75); that to require a parent to be notified of their child being taken out of class for an abortion only makes sense (Prop 73); that public school teachers should first be mandated to prove themselves worthy of their position before being granted tenure upon their five-year anniversary (Prop 74); that the state should only spend as much money as it takes in (Prop 76); that a workable prescription drug program that would have helped millions of Californians is a good thing (Prop 78); that any big-government drug plan is a bad thing (Prop 79); that flawed and unfair electricity policies from Sacramento are wrong (Prop 80); and, that redistricting shouldn’t be left in the hands of corrupt politicians (Prop 77). Just a note that propositions 79 and 80 were voted down by state voters, but that is little consolation when it appears that this entire election was generally a citizen referendum against any courageous attempt on the governor’s part to reform state government. There must be plenty of likeminded Californians who are as frustrated as I am who woke up this morning, read our local newspapers or jumped onto the Internet, only to discover that, the same people who joined us from the other side of the ideological aisle—battling alongside us against the powers-that-be when former-Gov. Gray Davis was fighting for his political life way back when—the same activists and just plain, normal, hardworking folk clamoring for Change! Change! Change! back then—want nothing of real change or any lasting reform after all, but, rather, are comfortable with the status quo of “business as usual” up and down the state. While this is only one special election, and it’s not exactly Armageddon, the only hope I have left for California is that when the inevitable “train wreck” happens—when an anti-family, anti-parent, anti-marriage, anti-public employee, anti-financial restraint, anti-fairness and common sense Democratic-controlled state legislature runs the state smack dab into a brick wall of incompetence, moral decay and out-of-control spending—that there aren’t many passengers, if you will, still left on the loco-motive (as in the Spanish word for “crazy”) when it crashes. So, when’s the first bus out of California leaving?

To: Bill who wrote (713526)	11/16/2005 5:54:25 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769670

My being called a leftist is so ludicrous it's almost funny. OTOH, if you're a practicising Nazi like paret, it may look that way. Sniffing glue is illegal. GREAT! Let's make GLUE illegal too! After all, if it's available, kids WILL sniff it. And heroin is not the same as coffee. And pot is not the same as coffee. Or alcohol. Alcohol is more damaging than either. Which should be illegal? Even the drug advocates should be able to admit that one drug does not equate to another. You're right. Now explain to me why alcohol is legal. Whether you like it or not, regardless of any arguments you come up with against pot or heroin (heroin, were it legal, would have a legitimate medicinal use, BTW- -it's a good painkiller) you are STILL stuck with the consequences of your decisions. You interdict the supply? The price goes up, the dealers and suppliers make greater profits, and more ways are found around your blockades. You actually LIKE paying $60K a year to keep a lowlife in a cell doing nothing useful when the federal deicit is out of control? You can't think of better uses for that money? Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.