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mushiemountain
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War On Drugs Letter
#5481045 - 04/04/06 10:43 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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well for my class we get to write a letter to the president about a concerning national issue that's important to us. i am going to write a letter to the bastard concerning the war on drugs and how drugs should be legalized.
i have my own opinions of why drugs should be legalized, but i'm looking for yours. and if you know any statistics, or facts, that would help in proving my point feel free to post those as well.
we are also actually sending these to the president.
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I'm all for legalizing pretty much every drug under the sun as long as it's taxed just like any other good, it would eliminate illegal drug dealers and put an extra coin in uncle sam's pocket, the most reasonable win-win scenario to me, plus it would hurt organized crime because one of their biggest profit centers are drugs. Same with gambling, instead of illegal bookies, just tax the shit out of people's winnings, it's true capitalism.
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sp3cialpip3s said: I'm all for legalizing pretty much every drug under the sun as long as it's taxed just like any other good, it would eliminate illegal drug dealers and put an extra coin in uncle sam's pocket, the most reasonable win-win scenario to me, plus it would hurt organized crime because one of their biggest profit centers are drugs. Same with gambling, instead of illegal bookies, just tax the shit out of people's winnings, it's true capitalism.
including heroin and cocaine? lol... bad idea.
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Considering the context (school), you'll want to stay away from sounding like a candy kid. Don't focus on OMG THEY R SO FUN AND THEY MAKE ME XPLORE MY BRAIN!@#!@. Instead focus on how people should be allowed to choose for themselves without big government or other people making decisions for them. Emphasis a disagreement with the Nanny State and provide multiple parallels that are non-drug related to catch a variety of sympathies the reader might have.
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: unbeliever]
#5481090 - 04/04/06 10:57 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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unbeliever said: Considering the context (school), you'll want to stay away from sounding like a candy kid. Don't focus on OMG THEY R SO FUN AND THEY MAKE ME XPLORE MY BRAIN!@#!@. Instead focus on how people should be allowed to choose for themselves without big government or other people making decisions for them. Emphasis a disagreement with the Nanny State and provide multiple parallels that are non-drug related to catch a variety of sympathies the reader might have.
my point exactly,instead of focusing on the drug use part, find an equal thing such as gambling that is a victimless crime.
(I say this in the most liberal terms considering the fact that many people would say the drug users and gamblers losing their money and minds and health would be the victims but I don't believe in victimizing yourself.)
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No, you see if he writes it to President Bush; while Bush is baking some reefe and taking a fat line in each nostril, he may even pass a bill to legalize them. Just tell him which ones to legalize and tell him what is so great about them and the dumbass may actually do it. What else does he have to lose! He may as well gain as much support from the people he can get before he loses the SECRET SERVICE...
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It doesnt matter what age you are, what education you've had, or who your trying to persuade, your never going to get any sympathetic response. So rather than saying how drugs should be legalized write about how better drug information should more widly available.
As soon as the general public has non-bias information on drugs they will see that the decision to do drugs should be made by the person with the choice, rather than a delusional group preaching there miss-information. Once a majority realizes this then you can start working on legalization.
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TrancedShroom said: No, you see if he writes it to President Bush; while Bush is baking some reefe and taking a fat line in each nostril, he may even pass a bill to legalize them. Just tell him which ones to legalize and tell him what is so great about them and the dumbass may actually do it. What else does he have to lose! He may as well gain as much support from the people he can get before he loses the SECRET SERVICE...
hell never lose the secret service, all presidents have the secret service for life.
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: Idiot]
#5481225 - 04/04/06 11:33 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i don't care about a sympathetic response. in fact i don't care if i get a response. i'm just sending it for extra credit.
i'll incorporate the non bias info idea in with the legalization of drugs or war on drugs.
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: Idiot]
#5481227 - 04/04/06 11:34 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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yea, I hear that...but i still think that doing drugs should be an individual choice and no government entity should deny the right to be an individual, it's like my highschool trying to give me detention for smoking cig's between classes
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: Hamstercut]
#5481239 - 04/04/06 11:38 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Why not heroin and cocaine? Jesus, I get so sick of people acting like every other drug is okay but the "hard" drugs are bad. ALL DRUGS ARE BAD in one way or another. Furthermore, most of the problems associated with addiction comes from
a. impure/contaminated products causing health problems b. having to live the lifestyle of an addict and by default, criminal c. limited education on safe use.
For a group of people who are supposed to be open minded about drugs, you sure are close minded.
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: danamine]
#5481240 - 04/04/06 11:39 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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by the way thanks for the replies. keep them coming.
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A sympathetic response would be the legalization of drugs. You don't want a sympathetic response?
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: Idiot]
#5481287 - 04/04/06 11:58 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i do, but i don't mind them not responding.
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: danamine]
#5481403 - 04/05/06 01:11 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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danamine said: ALL DRUGS ARE BAD
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For a group of people who are supposed to be open minded about drugs, you sure are close minded.
are you, like, debating yourself?
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: stefan]
#5484912 - 04/05/06 10:35 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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thank you. i have the option to write this letter to anyone in Congress or the president. who do you think i shall write it to?
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Re: War On Drugs Letter [Re: Ferris]
#5485357 - 04/06/06 01:42 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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http://www.drugpolicy.org
Click every link down the right hand side and im sure you'll find something useful
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