[geeks] Marijuana Legalization

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Fri Aug 3 13:53:22 CDT 2007


Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
> " 
> " 
> " The problem is a lot bigger than which political football team scores a
> " touchdown in any given election.  They're both ate up with assholes who
> " think we need more government and less personal sovereignty.
> 
> the closer you get to the top, the better the totalitarian approach
> looks...
> 
> power corrupts, and politicians are by and large a self-selected bunch
> of power addicts.

It's not so much that power in and of itself corrupts, as that power is
immensely attractive to the easily corruptible.


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