[Osborn F Enready]

RLWinton said:
I wouldn't be against the legalization of pot if there weren't people who used it carelessly--and the same for alcohol.

I say:
Well, you are free to have an opinion, unfortunately in this matter, your opinion conflicts with my RIGHTS, which is unconstitutional. You are asking for the idiot proofing of society, and that is the exact wrong way to address a problem, and in this country, even though right now you wouldn't know it, it is unconstitutional. I don't want to sound rude, but it is people with that attitude that have ruined this country. You have the right, as does anyone under the American Constitutionally Limited Democratic Republic, to live as you see fit, as long as you do not infringe on the rights of another or commit fraud. You want that same liberty based system, to endorse and enforce an OPINION, which is based on lies, and flawed testing procedure on ALL people.
We all are encouraged to fight for what we believe in, through legislation, petition, assembly and protest, HOWEVER, rights are not to be infringed in any way as per the Constitution, and it is not limited to the rights listed, as you will witness by reading the 9th Amendment, which covers those NOT enumerated. This reaffirms the original concept of the people ruling the system, not vice-versa. This war on drugs is a war on the rights of ALL citizens, and it was a stepping stone for the other violations we are now seeing in the Patriot Act, Freedom of Information Act, Free Speech, Gun Rights and the over 53, yes I said 53 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES that have S.W.A.T. like teams for ASSET FORFEITSURE.

RLWinton said:
If we are going to legalize pot, we need to make a cultural change in how we treat it or else the problems that we fear will come true, I believe.

I say:
That is an interesting perspective once again, but where do you derive the moral authority to oversee every citizens life and abilities? Marijuana is outlawed almost solely on faulty testing, factual error, propaganda and racism.
The main reason it was pushed into illegality from what I have found, is because Anslinger, Roosevelt and other key players were friends with the big paper manufacturers. We all know hemp can be made into paper much easier than wood, and it does not require bleaching to get the light color that we prefer. On top of that, hemp has literally thousands of industrial uses, that would have also affected the major economy powerhouses at the time, and more importantly, the major players in the globalist game.

My rights are mine, as an individual as well as all citizens. It is our job to insure our government defends them AS PER THEIR OATH OF OFFICE. We have been failing at our job, and before long, those who have watched their rights be stripped will no longer have others to help fight for the remaining ones. This is the slippery slope of tyranny, and we are about to go for a long ride to the New World Order, globalist police state if people dont wake up and realize just how far this has gone.