The Useless "Drug War"

Yes, it’s “useless.” Unless you’re a cop or government agent who wants to steal as much as you can without getting in trouble yourself. Then it’s VERY useful because it prompted the enactment of the RICO laws, which are unconstitutionally DESIGNED to keep “rich” drug dealers from hiring expensive lawyers who can, and do, make federal lawyers look stupid, which many of them are. Every American, drug dealer or not, has a RIGHT to the best representation they can find, or afford (and until they're convicted, they aren't drug dealers). To have a law that stops them from using their money for their own defense is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. This useless drug war has enabled the government to do many other things they could not do without it. The number of people who abuse drugs today EXCEEDS that who were abusing drugs when the “drug war” started. Of what use is it? It certainly doesn’t stop determined drug users from obtaining their illicit drugs and all it does is make it EASIER for them to do so while giving the government an excuse to destroy more of our rights “to fight the drug war, dontcha know.”

It also enriches the “drug lords” and everyone else in the “supply line,” which it would not do if users could get their drugs at the drug store without the high price they have to pay drug pushers (who work hard to ensnare CHILDREN in their “web.” Not only that, the government, which works overtime to find new things to tax, could skim off a lot of the profits if this were legal, as are cigarettes. I have two children who were drawn into the “drug scene” and they’re both now dead. So don’t be stupid and accuse me of being “in favor” of drugs. We should have learned from prohibition that banning something adults are determined to use will only enrich criminals--and it does NOT work. But don’t expect our politicians to understand this. They’ve proven their inability to understand the simplest things. (John Stossel/The Atlasphere)