interesting question. Judging from discussion here it seems to be the Libertarians who are in favor. Brings us back to what is conservative, doesn't it.
As for your son. Maybe he just likes grandma? If you are really worried, perhaps there is a relative who has emphesyma or lung cancer who will explain things to him? I personally favor the approach of trusting kids to have enough sense, but I realize our parenting style probably differ; I am pretty laissez-faire. Dana On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:58:22 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He doesn't yet. The older 2 are against smoking but the youngest hasn't seen > the results. The issue is that he is too young and he's already on a > dangerous path just with cigarettes. What if he passes by someone on the > street smoking a joint? > It's fine and good to just say legalize drugs but have those yelling for > legalization thought the whole thing through? Probably not. Will > conservative Americans, religious or not accept such a change? Probably not. > Will it be seen as another division between democrats (who probably are more > for legalization) and republicans (who are probably more against)? Yes. > > > > > But if your son realized what smoking does to people? My kids are very > > adamantly anti-smoking. Maybe it's just a matter that yours is too > > young to realize yet. > > > > Dana > > > > > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:04:38 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My youngest son (almost 4) has said of my mother smoking; I love that > > smell. > > > He also once asked for her to come over with a cigarette. If Drugs were > > > legal then this child with little self control or idea of choice would > > be > > > exposed to it at some point and be not only temped but forced into it > > due to > > > the addictive nature. Should drugs be illegal? Yes. Should cigarettes be > > > illegal? Yes. > > > That is what just about any parent will say and I agree. > > > > > > On the other hand, read a comic called Judge Dredd. In it, they have > > smoking > > > emporiums where people go to smoke. It's a sealed environment with no > > > environmental impact and no chance of a passerby to be exposed. > > > > > > Go ahead and legalize drugs, just keep them away from me and mine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:27 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Legalize Drugs (was: nws - now *this* guy is upset.) > > > > > > > > > Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I see that they want to legalize all drugs. I can't see how that's > > a > > > > good idea. > > > > > Marijuana, maybe, but legalizing cocaine? > > > > > > > > That's what I like about libertarians, they believe in liberty! The > > > > problem with drugs is that the current theory is 2 fold: > > > > > > > > 1.) It's immoral and the federal governement should legislate > > morality. > > > > > > > > 2.) Drugs are so awesome, and people are so weak, that if drugs were > > > > legal everyone would use them and then there'd be anarchy; or at least > > > > wrongful injury and death would rise. > > > > > > > > Here's my view: > > > > > > > > 1.) No non-drug users that I know were disuaded because drugs are > > > > illegal; I've never heard "well I would, but it's illegal." Nobody I > > > > know that uses drugs cares if they're illegal; they just factor it in > > > > as a risk of life. Look at drunk drivers. > > > > > > > > 2.) Drug use is a medical problem, not a criminal one. So while we > > > > probably don't want heroin available at the local 7-11, if somebody is > > > > caught with it or using it they should be treated medically. > > > > (Hazelden, Betty Ford, etc.) > > > > > > > > 3.) There should be safe ways to get and use drugs should someone > > > > choose too, i.e., needle parks. By providing drugs for free, we'd > > > > take the profit incentive out of drug dealing and crime rates would > > > > fall: theft, armed robbery, prostitution, buglury, et al. > > > > > > > > The libertarians are on to something! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136290 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
