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It’s all fun and games until you’re faced with the difficult proposition of martyring yourself for a cause
Note: Deanna Aenead has set up a fundraising page where you can lend a hand to help those who have been arrested as a result of Stacy’s coerced police informant work. Because we should always be looking out for, and taking care of our own, I encourage you to donate whatever you can to assist in their defense. I don’t have a dog in this fight but I think it is important to flesh out the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agora!, Anarchy!, Drug War Rants, Left Libertarian
Surely you don’t want to legalize hard drugs like heroin or cocaine?
Despite all economic theory, and despite all the empirical evidence that suggests prohibition is doomed to failure, let’s pretend that I don’t want to legalize all drugs. But let’s pretend that I’m like a great many people and I’m willing to concede that pot should at least be decriminalized. Do you have any idea how much would be saved? You could cut the drug war budget by 50% if you just legalized pot, and save billions more … Read entire article »
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What Part of “Public Servant” Don’t You Understand?
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is allowing his personal opinions (as an opponent of legalization) to interfere with his obligation as a public servant and elected official. Ostensibly, he is in office because of the people who voted for him (via the Detroit Free Press). The unanimous ruling by the three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals was declared a statewide precedent by Attorney General Bill Schuette, an opponent of the 2008 voter-passed law legalizing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Drug War Rants, Left Libertarian, Michigan