Subject: RE: [LPNY DISCUSS] Scott Jeffrey war on legalization of drugs Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:13:41 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:29:15 -0400, Scott Jeffrey wrote: >=A0Just =A0to clarify, I support the party's stance on legalizing= marijuana. >=A0=A0I also =A0support the party's stance on ending the drug war. >=A0=A0I do not support =A0legalizing all drugs. =A0 Why not ? Do you have any personal stories of really bad= behaviors inescapably caused by a drug other than alcohol ? How frequent= is that among users of that drug ? Drug laws are prior restraint= against classes of people where , I believe , in all cases , only a small= minority of the members have or cause problems . With the worst of drugs , the= ratio is probably 20 to 1 . In the cases of bad behavior , the Law appropriately comes down= . No excuses . That's not even getting into the notion of the FDA forcing= people's choices on unambiguously medical issues effecting their own= survival . >=A0I =A0don't see too many Libertarians giving up their rent= controlled > apartments I just was over at an Artist friend's loft very near ground zero= . His rent should be twice mine , but it is a 4th . You think= that fair ? His building , of course , has a wood stairway that has= been sagging a little more each decade . Near 0 maintenance , which= is a reason he uses in court to protect his rent . > or =A0refusing to take public transportation. MTA is part of my market , however it came about . I spend more on (AOL)TimeWarner which is a similar monopoly . >=A0I am =A0admittedly squishy on ideology, But the conversation seems to be seeping in . > but on activism and moving issues forward, I'm =A0hard to beat. The whole class of you whipperSnappers is very impressive . All 3 of you candidates presenting at Queens LP Conference were very impressive . -- Suits & ties & determination . -- =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 http://CoSy.com/K/CoSy.htm : =A0Ultimate NoteComputing http://CoSy.com/Homes : New Homes for New York =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02002/06/11 11:13:23 AM