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Mutually reinforcing abuse vehicles.

They're both skilled musicians. They both suck. It's all a matter of personal taste. Why not argue why you like to fuck taun tauns more than sheep?

Which policy prescriptions to which issues, specifically? Take your time. I'd like to here KKK answer to this question...for once.

For more information about the ACLU's efforts to reclassify MJ in WA: Marijuana public information campaign

the powers that be probably would make alcohol illegal if they could - they tried it once and it failed. the dumbasses can't see that having MJ illegal has failed. they are just too stubborn to give up this charade There's been no legislative effort to criminalize alcohol since prohibition ended. None. On the flip side, prohibition never ended in a large number of counties and parishes in the eastern and central states, but that area has shrunk, not expanded. Regarding pot, its a public information issue. The ACLU has mounted a multi year effort to reclassify MJ as a misdemeanor in WA. We're actually getting pretty close to doing just that; attitudes have changed dramatically over the past few years, and there's a good chance legislation might pass as early as 2010. We've learned that about a 3rd of the public thinks it should be fully legal, a 3rd thinks it should never be legal, and 3rd believes that the war on drugs has failed but they don't know what to do about it. We go after that last 3rd with our PI campaign. The primary issue that resonates with voters is civil rights, not money, as previously stated. 80,000 Americans are arrested for MJ only offenses every year. Many of these have their lives destroyed by that event; loss of employment, housing, education, benefits, in addition to a dangerous exposure to our horrific prison system which requires no introduction (rape camp, anyone? Can I interest you in white supremacist gang membership?). Half of our national prison population, over a million people, are in for drug offenses involving no other crime. Thanks to the war on drugs, our Land of Freedom boasts, by far, the highest incarceration rate in the world. Higher than North Korea, higher than China, higher than Iran. Furthermore, the War on Drugs is primarily against pot users; they are the lower hanging fruit and present the lesser physical threat to law enforcement. The public doesn't realize this, instead assuming that the kind of tolerance we see here in Seattle is representative of the country as a whole, and that the war on drugs focuses on the hard stuff. It doesn't. Finally, pot laws hit black communities hardest, in unbalanced ways for which there is an enormous amount of supporting literature...no room to expound on it here. It's an equal protection issue. The issue that runs second to civil rights in terms of public perception is one of cost. In these times of massive deficit, it's not hard to convince voters and legislators that more prisons shouldn't be our top priority. We've had amazing success in gaining support for MJ reclassification with audiences we've been able to reach with our campaign, which indicates that more people need to have a serious conversation about pot, and more generally, drug policies if we are to move forward as a society on this issue. Regarding health effects, our campaign doesn't go down that rat hole. We assume that pot is probably not good for you, just as tobacco and alcohol are probably not good for you, and leave it for the public to decide what their individual habits are going to be. Having said that, there have been no credible studies to date that indicate any life threatening long term effects of MJ use other than those to the respiratory system from the act of smoking itself if that is the chosen method of ingestion. Sure, it makes the occasional crazed Mexican want to rape white women, but still. Contrast that with alcohol abuse, which often leads to fatal esophageal rupture, destruction of the brain and liver, or death from trauma or exposure.

Nope, just assholes, and if fools like you would join the 20th century it wouldn't have to be that way.

No one here has argued that as far as I can tell. Neither are good for you (the red wine thing is bunk...dark grape juice has the same beneficial effect). Pot certainly hurts less the next morning. Most would agree that its probably less dangerous to drive stoned than drunk, although neither is recommended by the State Patrol. The physiology of the user is everything. For those genetically predisposed to alcohol addiction, even a small amount of that drug can be a very, very bad thing. Pot is not as statistically or chemically addictive, but a person can become psychologically addicted to just about anything. Not spraying, of course. Oh no.

But...what have these kids done wrong?

Cuba's capitol city and others were bombed repeatedly by US trained forces before Bay of Pigs. That was followed by an amphibious invasion force. All trained and supplied by the U.S. Of course, Cuba was silly to treat that as a serious threat. We certainly wouldn't have. Castro personally commanded the forces that quickly kicked the shit out of the U.S. backed campaign. He would go on to play a decisive role in kicking our proxy ass in Angola, a victory which led to that country gaining its independence. It was the beginning of a string of U.S. defeats that has lasted right up to the present. We should think about staying home more. Especially now that we can no longer afford to vacation abroad. But, hey, we got Noriega

Wasn't there a another country called...let me see...it's in the Caribbean...Cuba, yeah, Cuba involved? The one U.S. backed forces tried to invade? Creating, oh, just a small incentive to emplace Russian missiles for self defense? But it all has to do with wimpiness, right? Go Palin style or go home.

Oh, yeah, lots of 'em...in... ...my own mind. I'll be working with a high school robotics team to pull this off, so I might need advice on dealing with this alien species from time to time.

Wow. I was just granted my first museum exhibition. Plucked the notification out of my spam filter, which I don't check very often. Still a bit stunned.

Truly weak, dude. Your comments speak vastly more about you than about me. I hope you are a much happier individual in 2010. Really! - Don Yes, they do, Don. Yes they do.

Bullshit. Whether you accept the moniker or not your socio-political views are indistinguishable from those of any rabid Marxist Wow. Right on cue. You are a blithering idiot with basically nothing to say, KKK.

I think you might have invented something even more basic. The Tool, for example.

LOL!

His thesis in a nutshell: socialism leads to Soviet style communism. Yeah, after 50 years of Euro socialism, Soviet style communism's breakin' out all over the place.... Meanwhile, back in the Land of Freedom...and Gitmo.

gotcha.

You might try reading my post a little more slowly.

I wonder if he ever claimed he was the Son of God, he was told he was the Son of God, or somebody just made that shit up later? Biblical scholars? A little help here.... I imagine a little editing has gone a long way in the Bible. Like the part where the Holy Spirit appeared to Mary...in the form of a drunken centurion...

Indeed, there is nothing in PP's prose over the last 7 years indicating he learned anything from the Vietnam fiasco. There's nothing in your years of posting indicating that you have learned anything about the Marxist fiasco(s). ...except the superior quality of life and personal security of every other civilized western country on the planet.

Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and... ...yeah, fuck that.

Religion is such a target rich environment.

The Holy Trinity: Mary, the Holy Spirit, and a couple of bottles of chilled Blue Nun.

The Holy Spirit appeared to Mary and, badabing, badaboom, she was with child. You'll have to talk to the Vatican about the details, but their customer support line appears to have been disabled after the altar boy thing.