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To: steve harris who wrote (213122)	1/15/2007 4:04:17 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I've posted my position on cultivation of opium in Afghanistan earlier. Taking the drug market away from criminals(Taliban, mob, whatever) should be foremost in any comprehensive drug policy. That means getting the drugs under control(state control) and getting those who are addicted into a program where the use of drugs is not a criminal activity. Underage drinking is a huge problem in Denmark. Getting it under control requires changes in the cultural attitudes surrounding drinking. Making underage drinking illegal doesn't seem to work so something else ought to be tried. Better parent education for a start. As a 16 year old I remember a classmate vomiting on his parent's lawn after a drunken beach party. The difference between a 23 and a 25 week old unborn fetus is that the law defines the first as legally abortable the second as not. Do I think the Supreme Court is right? In Wade v.Roe, yes. I think that is obvious from my posts. Is the Supreme Court right all the time? No, it's a human institution. That's why cases can be brought to the Court, the Legislature, and the press. The Bible and the Koran are not right about a lot of things. These man made books are right about other things. But not necessarily right for everyone.