-Caveat Lector- Excerpt from: The Liberator OnLine, Vol. 5, No. 22; Tue, 5 Dec 2000 Criminal Defense Lawyers Demand End To Drug War Washington, DC: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' (NACDL) board of directors unanimously approved a resolution on November 4th calling for the end of the War on Drugs. In its resolution, NACDL, the nation's largest specialty bar association representing the interests of criminal defense lawyers, stated that drug use should be considered a health problem, and that the government should "repeal all laws criminalizing the possession, use and delivery of controlled substances." The resolution also calls for a regulated and taxable system for selling controlled substances with a portion of the revenues going towards drug treatment clinics, drug education and research.[Editor's note: Libertarians oppose such taxes and regulation.] "As a nation, we've stood by and watched this 'war on drugs' lock up a whole generation of young African-Americans," said Fred Leatherman, the NACDL board member who drafted the resolution. "All the evidence says it's a sham and a failure. And everybody else who makes money from it thinks we should escalate the war. We do not agree." "Both of our presidential candidates committed 'youthful indiscretions' in their day," said NACDL president Edward Mallet. "Would they, or we, be better off if they had been sent to prison like so many blacks and Latinos are these days?" (Reprinted from NORML press release / Thanks to K. Collins) * * * Like The Liberator Online? Don't keep it to yourself! Please forward this issue to a friend! Tell them that if they like it, they can subscribe for FREE at http://www.self-gov.org/liberator/. Thank you! ----------------------------------------- See you in two weeks! You can contact the Advocates at: Snail Mail: Advocates for Self Government 1202 N. Tennessee St. Suite 202 Cartersville, GA 30120 Phone: 770-386-8372; for orders, 800-932-1776 Fax: 770-386-8373 Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.self-gov.org/ If you wish to subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your address for receiving the Liberator OnLine, visit: http://www.self-gov.org/liberator/maintain.html You can see back issues of the Liberator OnLine on the Advocates' web site: http://www.self-gov.org/liberator/ The Advocates for Self-Government is a non-profit educational organization. Our purpose is to: (1) present the freedom philosophy honestly and persuasively to opinion-makers and the public so that they can encounter, evaluate, and when ready, embrace the ideals of self-government; (2) help libertarians become effective and powerful communicators of the ideas of liberty; and (3) change the political map from the inaccurate and exclusionary 'left-right/liberal conservative' line to a more accurate and inclusive model (like that on our World's Smallest Political Quiz) that includes libertarians and others. ****************************************** PLEASE NOTE: Contributions to the Advocates are tax deductible under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. If you would like to support the vital, world-changing work of the Advocates, we *welcome* your donation. To support the Advocates' work, see http://www.self-gov.org/donate.html -- or give us a call at 1-800-932-1776. ****************************************** "May it be to the world... to assume the blessings and security of self-government." -- Thomas Jefferson <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
