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To: robert b furman who wrote (65892)	2/11/2012 1:51:21 PM
From: Honey_Bee	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Bob...I'm really surprised that you think legalizing drugs would be that cut and dried. What drugs would you legalize? Everything, including morphine, heroin, cocaine, meth, and all prescription narcotics? How would you allow them to be sold? Who would you allow to buy them? What would you do to those who use them and drive, if anything?

To: robert b furman who wrote (65892)	2/11/2012 3:21:59 PM
From: John	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

I think everyone has a personal line of values and standards that we feel should not be crossed. Many claim that we cannot be truly free if we tell men and women what they cannot do. I agree with that, but how do we decide what is acceptable and what is not acceptable? For example, there are large groups of sick people dedicate to the very disturbing goal of legalizing sex with consenting children. How do we address that? What if 10-year olds rise up and demand the freedom to not go to school, not be told what to do, and to be allowed to consent to sex with anyone they choose? Most would agree that children are not adults until they reach 18, but why is that the magic age? It's simply a number in the law. What if the sickos in society want to make the age of consent 8 and can show support for their cause and complain that it is discrimination not to allow it? The point that I am making with these examples is that we all have to live together and agree on social standards. What I have felt for several decades now is an unrelenting drive to lower standards and define deviancy down. We must be able to accommodate those who do not want to live in a drugged society along with those who want to be drugged. Remember, it's not just about a single person's preferences, but about the kind of environment that a husband and wife wish to rear their children in. What about their rights to live in a drug free country?