Re: OT: Lethal injection was Re: A big unnecessary problem

On 20 Jun 2006 14:33:59 -0700, "Michelle" <bookbug2005@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


So long as politicians can make voters happy by incarcerating more and
more law breakers those issues never will be dealt with. Voters don't
seem to care how much a drag it is on our taxes and the fact that we
have a larger percentage of citizens behind bars than any other
nation.

Get rid of the drug laws and half the federal prison population could
be let out. (Now I've probably opened up another can of worms. ;-)

Sounds as if you and I agree on this one.

I think recreational drugs should be legalized and controlled much as
alcohol is now. The penalties for providing any of them to minors
should be so strong that a person would have to be pretty stupid to do
so. Tax them just as alcohol is and see that a very significant part
of those taxes go toward treatment and prevention of addiction. Start
teaching kids honestly about drugs from the first year of school right
on up through high school as part of their science and health
instructions, including honest sex education.



--
Grandpa Chuck
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~

The following information is given with the utmost respect
for the armed forces and civilians who have died in the
current war in Iraq. According to http://icasualties.org/oif/
The number of Americans killed in Iraq as of June 16, 2006 is 2,504.
Americans wounded = more than 17,869
United Kingdom = 113
Other = 113
In January through March over 3800 Iraqi civilians were killed.
Most of them by the so-called insurgents.

Today, June 20, 2006 it has been 1146 days since Bush declared,
"Mission Accomplished in Iraq."
Why do some people still believe what he says?

.

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