Fenton
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That is such a blanket and meaningless statement. If that were true then they wouldn't be so opposed to the ACA.
It's true, we do.
As for BAD LAWS, we reserve the right to critique them, to expose them and to hold the people accountable who voted for that law when it was a Bill.
And eventually, we can elect politicians who will either fix the broken law or remove it entirely.
And yet, conservatives make libertarian arguments all the time. "Keep the government's hand's off my property" "Government takes too much of my money" etc. Do those sound like libertarian or "rule of law" statements?
Again, don't confuse me with a Libertarian. I'm a Conservative and a Capitalist who believes strongly in private property rights.
I don't ' need " the Government to protect my property. I'm well capable of doing that myself.
And what I put in my body does not infringe upon anyone else's personal liberty.
Wrong.
Substance abuse doesn't just effect the addict, it affects those who are closest to the addict like Family and it has a overall negative affect on our society as a whole.
The effects of Substance abuse leads to poverty, crime and the construction of more prisons as people under the influence continue to make poor choices whether it's because they're High or because they want to get high.
All that cost tax payers more of the hard earned income one way or the other, and it's the people who've chosen to make the right choices who wind up paying for the poor choices of the addict.
Drug addicts are VERY selfish.
.You don't have to agree with how they live their lives. You are always free to move to communities that endorse clean living
Your'e right, but I'm not so naive to think that their problem stops in their living room, or under the overpass, or in a back alley.
The only thing that's changed over the years concerning marijuana is its potency. Thanks to hydroponics it's gotten far more potent, and far more destructive.
It's still a BAD IDEA to smoke it, it still stunts you intellectually and emotionally and it's still and addiction. The new false narrative that it's somehow " healthy. or medicinal " ( Lol....Drug addicts are Physicians all of the sudden ) hasn't changed the fact that it's a harmful chemical.
The comparison to alcohol argument is irrelevant. When it comes down to it, your'e trying to legalize the use of a harmful chemical that isn't even being regulated by Physicians even though it's being sold as " medicine "
People are eating Pot confections that are getting them High enough to cause mild hallucinations ( and sometimes not so mild ) and this chemical can be bought over the counter in some States. Sold by people who are High themselves.
Man have Americans gotten stupid or what ?
I don't want to live in a society where people are dumbed down by 24 hr 'news', reality shows, and get obese through fast food. Yet I do. And I'd be damned if some politician wanted to come along and ban those things. Freedom is about being able to make the wrong choices as well as the right ones.
Watching 24 hour news shows or reality television ( I agree, I can't stand Reality shows, would much rather spend my off time reading, or playing Chess with strangers on my Mobile phone ) won't impair your judgment to the point of being a danger to others.
I can still drive or operate heavy machinery after watching television.
As for the claim that Marijuana doesn't impair you cognitively ? It's effects on young and developing minds are disastrous.
Study: Young Adults’ Casual Marijuana Use Causes Brain Changes | CommonHealth
And it's legal....friken unreal...