[geeks] its what you carry with you

[The Renaissance Man]

On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 03:22:44AM +0000, wa2egp at att.net wrote:
> [...]  Drug gangs exist
> because the powers that be want to make news by getting the "big boys",
> not the street dealers.  The "war on drugs" will never be won because if it
> was, all the people making money on it will lose their jobs!

My point exactly.  Plus, the government is addicted to all the emergency
law enforcement powers they can claim are necessary to continue fighting
it their way.  One could argue that the main purpose of the War on Drugs
is to provide a means and justification for circumvention of the Fourth
Amendment.


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