Sotomayor's stance on abortion unclear

Prohibition unwittingly spawned a lucrative black market and fueled a homicide rate substantially higher than that of recent decades.

[bootsontheroad]

Are you people talking about going back to prohibition? What would be next, rationing of how much red meat you can eat in a week. I think I have taken all of the scare tactics I can. Want to save some money, how much of public moeny was spent on this study? BTW, which group paid for this. We all know that who is paying the bill gets the results they want.

[tww]

Her stance on abortion is anything but unclear. She is Pro Abortion. She might not have a record of her positon, but Obama did not nominate her without knowing she is Pro Abortion.

[Bob the Bilderberg]

madmadmad wrote:

Let me think, hmm, alcohol is a drug and should be illegal like any other drug. why cant pot be legalized? You dont see all the problems like you do with alcohol. Oh ya because the state makes too much money from it and if they can make money off of some thing then it will be legal. F the government. Like i siad b 4 i wish it had been pawlenty and all thse butts in the plane instead of well stone. Pawlenty does not desereve life. I hate you all.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the best argument for banning all intoxicants.

[TiVo Girl]

bootsontheroad wrote:

Are you people talking about going back to prohibition? What would be next, rationing of how much red meat you can eat in a week. I think I have taken all of the scare tactics I can. Want to save some money, how much of public moeny was spent on this study? BTW, which group paid for this. We all know that who is paying the bill gets the results they want.

The article is most certainly NOT talking about prohibition. Re-read it. It's talking about education, prevention, early intervention and treatment, whereas currently the focus is on punitive measures.

I have no sympathy for any addict. It is ALWAYS a choice, regardless of the "sometimes" Mr. Rosario thinks. Nobody holds a gun to anybody's head and forces drugs down their throat repeatedly until they become addicted. Nobody is ensuring the only liquid used to hydrate a bound, helpless individual is alcohol. Nobody is standing there lighting up smoke after smoke and forcing a shackled person to either inhale or suffocate. These people took it upon themselves to start on the road to addiction. They are not victims of anything but their own stupidity.

Yet, these weak-minded morons get more Federal dollars in the form of welfare (SSI), subsidized housing, and Medicare once they become too much of an addict to be able to work and function like a normal human being.

It's time to stop this, and this article shows how we're starting to see that maybe if we nip the problem in the bud before it starts we won't have to be trying to clean up the mess afterward.

[TiVo Girl]

madmadmad wrote:

Let me think, hmm, alcohol is a drug and should be illegal like any other drug. why cant pot be legalized? You dont see all the problems like you do with alcohol. Oh ya because the state makes too much money from it and if they can make money off of some thing then it will be legal. F the government. Like i siad b 4 i wish it had been pawlenty and all thse butts in the plane instead of well stone. Pawlenty does not desereve life. I hate you all.

Spoken (and spelled) like a true Libtard.

[I dont think so]

'Alcohol use cost $900 per person in Minnesota'. Really? I don't think so, where do they get these numbers? 5 million in the state times $900 =$4,500,000,000. 4.5 Billion a year? Quit the scare tactics and get real.

[drew15]

The toll we pay as a society for addiction is huge; however, we live in a free society. People should be able to do what they want for the most part; certainly to themselves. Tobacco and alcohol are not banned substances...wade into those addictive waters at your own risk, and then pay the price that comes with it.

[Mark Gisleson]

Why not invest in full employment and then wait and see if this problem doesn't fix itself?

[Fan of Common Sense]

Good to know so many people are okay with flushing money down the toilet by continuing the failed criminalization of drugs. I'm sure no one who holds such a position would mind higher taxes to pay for it ...

[drew15]

"Why not invest in full employment?"

What does that mean? Communism? Adult people need to be responsible for themselves.

[No Justice]

madmadmad wrote:

Let me think, hmm, alcohol is a drug and should be illegal like any other drug. why cant pot be legalized? You dont see all the problems like you do with alcohol. Oh ya because the state makes too much money from it and if they can make money off of some thing then it will be legal. F the government. Like i siad b 4 i wish it had been pawlenty and all thse butts in the plane instead of well stone. Pawlenty does not desereve life. I hate you all.

I love it! abuse problems will be solved if we just make pot legal. Make alcohol and cigarets illegal too, if you are really serious about how bad all this stuff is make it illegal, then be prepared to deal harshly with people that break the law. Otherwise quit complaining about "early prevention" programs and all this other BS thats just wastes tax payers money.

[Mee]

At least we don't have problems with marijuana in MN because our Gov vetoed legalizing it for medical reasons. Good job keeping this stuff out of people's hands Gov.

[Mee]

TiVo Girl wrote:

<quoted text>
The article is most certainly NOT talking about prohibition. Re-read it. It's talking about education, prevention, early intervention and treatment, whereas currently the focus is on punitive measures.
I have no sympathy for any addict. It is ALWAYS a choice, regardless of the "sometimes" Mr. Rosario thinks. Nobody holds a gun to anybody's head and forces drugs down their throat repeatedly until they become addicted. Nobody is ensuring the only liquid used to hydrate a bound, helpless individual is alcohol. Nobody is standing there lighting up smoke after smoke and forcing a shackled person to either inhale or suffocate. These people took it upon themselves to start on the road to addiction. They are not victims of anything but their own stupidity.
Yet, these weak-minded morons get more Federal dollars in the form of welfare (SSI), subsidized housing, and Medicare once they become too much of an addict to be able to work and function like a normal human being.
It's time to stop this, and this article shows how we're starting to see that maybe if we nip the problem in the bud before it starts we won't have to be trying to clean up the mess afterward.

Drinking and drugs are tools used to escape somthing(s). Tough day at work and a glass of wine helps settle you down and relax you. Next thing you know it's 2 glasses and then 3 and so on.

Teaching people to deal with their issues is the real answer. We tell our kids not to drink and as they get older don't drink too much and certainly don't drive after drinking. How much time do we spend teaching them how to deal with day to day stress and issues let alone the occasional crisis that WILL/has hit them? Death of a friend or family member, loss of a job, divorce, illness, abuse or neglect, etc. etc.

To say people make a conscious decision to drink is fair. However the path to addiction is not such a clear path. The mind is a powerful thing and mine told me I didn't have a problem with drinking even though it was wayyyyyy out of control. It's scary to think how I rationalized things while drinking my life away.

[to hard]

Education is key to prevention. There are plenty of programs that work for someone who really wants to change. Until that time, they will continue on their path to destruction. I agree with one other poster when they talked about the obscene amount of money being spent on punitive measures to handle the problem. Lets try something different. Legalize Marijuana - (only marijuana) then lets see how much of the budget can be redirected into educational programs etc. Before you want to call me some names like Pot Head - burnout ....I do not smoke it, but I do believe it is no more harmful than alcohol.

[Surprised]

Bob the Bilderberg wrote:

<quoted text>
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the best argument for banning all intoxicants.

Ladies and gentlemen, Bob said something funny!

[This and that]

Several people will use the information presented in Rosario's article as proof that criminalizing drugs is a waste of money, and does not deter people from abusing drugs.

The problem isn't legalization or decriminalization. Cigarettes and alcohol are legal, and that still has not stopped people from abusing these substances. In fact, the companies that produced tobacco lied about its harmful affects for decades even though their product has always been perfectly legal to sell and distribute.

The sad reality is this; at any given time in our society, several people are simply going to act irresponsibly. And we will have to continue to do whatever it takes to punish irresponsible behavior, and in some cases, take care of the people who refuse to learn how to be responsible.

The only real solution to this problem is executing the people that abuse drugs. Because abusers will continue to abuse drugs regardless of whether it is legal or illegal.

[Surprised]

drew15 wrote:

The toll we pay as a society for addiction is huge; however, we live in a free society. People should be able to do what they want for the most part; certainly to themselves. Tobacco and alcohol are not banned substances...wade into those addictive waters at your own risk, and then pay the price that comes with it.

We already do!

[Robert]

As was pointed out in the article, human beings have been figuring out how to chemically alter themselves since time began, it is in our nature and we won't be able to end that. What we should be doing is figuring out a way to mitigate the effects on the rest of society. Better education and socialization at the front end, stiffer penalties for people who endanger others while under the influence (DUIs, etc), and a way to control & tax the distribution of drugs that are currently illegal in order to make it less lucrative to the criminals who are currently selling them.

[Quoth the Raven]

This administration wil do what it wants to do and no amount of public opinion will change it's mind. I suspect it will be legal to buy whatever makes a profit for members of the administration and illegal to purchase anything in which they do not hold a stake. That is across the board-not just on ingested substances.

[No Justice]

Cindy wrote:

Legalize marijuana, tax it and fix the fiscal mess the Republicans have left behind with all of their failed policies.

Let me guess this is an example of a "successful" policy? another libtard with a masters degree no doubt.