Gravel was absolutely right on the war on drugs

[dsc]

As some of you know I am in recovery. Fortunately I never had legal consequences for my addiction because my drug of choice is legal. I am no fan of Gravel, and his intense manner makes him look kooky, but he is right on this and some of our candidates need to take up this cause. Until the war on drugs is ended, we will have two Americas. One of people who aren't persecuted for a sickness and one of people who are.

[Zywiec]

1. I agree with Gravel also.

Unfortunately you didn't hear anyone else back him up last night.

[welshTerrier2]

2. part of Gravel's point was that the war on drugs is racist

he also said that it's time to end the war on drugs and start treating drug abuse as a public health problem instead of as a criminal problem.

i strongly support what you wrote. it's tragic that the corporate candidates chose to ignore Gravel's remarks. they always do and they always will until the voters demand something better.

k&r ...

[Tesha]

8. FYI: This is also a position advocated recently at the ACLU.

> part of Gravel's point was that the war on drugs is racist
> he also said that it's time to end the war on drugs and
> start treating drug abuse as a public health problem
> instead of as a criminal problem.

FYI: This is also a position advocated recently at the ACLU
and it was very well received.

Tesha

[zabet]

3. I agreed with Gravel on that issue...

The War on Drugs has been a finacial and social failure. It has caused
more problems than it has solved. I remember before the "war on drugs",
heroin addicts had access to clean needles to prevent disease, access to
methadone clinics for free to help their addiction. Now these programs
are expensive and not affordable to the average addict.

[yardwork]

4. Agreement from another person in recovery from a legal drug.

The so-called war on drugs is similar to Bush's opposition to public funding of stem cell research. It protects corporate profits while giving politicians an opportunity to posture. Everyone loves to be "tough on crime" but they're perfectly happy to take millions of dollars in donations from those who make enormous profits from this stupid "war" on drugs. Prisons filled with non-violent drug offenders, crime-fighting units funded to the max, hidden avenues to funnel arms to our secret buddies running fascist regimes all over the world - it's a nice little deal for those raking in the cash.

Meanwhile, if R-naturally's son gets caught with powder cocaine, all is forgiven. Catch a 16 year old kid with a rock of crack and he goes away forever.

[msongs]

5. too many government employees owe their jobs to the 'war on drugs"

no war, no jobs. self serving government parasites all.

gravel is completely right.

Msongs
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[AndreaCG]

7. I'm a court clerk

Our numbers might decrease because of the war on drugs, but drug counselors, state supported, would increase as much if not more.

So there will still be "parasites". So sorry to disappoint you.

[AndreaCG]

6. He had two issues in last night's debate

Drug reform (sensible, and I don't recall a candidate disagreeing with him) and abolish the income tax because a modified sales tax is fairer (absurd).

Two issues does not a campaign make.