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To: Mike P. who wrote (81)	6/29/1998 2:24:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 13062

ummm, nobody is disagreeing with that. I think everyone here would agree that people who are in jail TODAY for drug use/sales DESERVES to be there based on the CURRENT laws on the books. We would NEVER quibble with such an obvious fact. HOWEVER, what we ARE questioning is whether some of these "laws" are valid. Homosexuality has been outlawed, to some degree, in many states. In recent years, many states have repealed these laws, or altered their wording. Just because a law is on the books DOESN'T mean that it has validity within the context of human justice. Libertarians CAN and DO abide by the law as it exists, but protest the existence of laws which inhibit our rights as individuals. As such, if I choose to visit a prostitute or take drugs, I recognize this as an illegal act (and not an act of protest as some people would think), and if I go to jail...well, them's the breaks. However, in COURT I would argue the LACK of VALIDITY since the activities engaged in DO NOT HARM ANY INDIVIDUAL - let alone "society", but only myself.

To: Mike P. who wrote (81)	6/29/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13062

"not if that something is illegal " That's a pretty simplistic outlook. You're assertion is that passing a law changes the definition of right and wrong? Slavery was therefore right, because it was legal. The Nazi's extermination of their victims was also right, because it was legal under their system. I submit that these were violations of the involved individuals rights, and therefore wrong, despite the legal status. Let me amend my assertion: It is wrong to make illegal any activity that an adult enters into with the mutual consent of those directly affected. Barb