- Quick Menu
-
|
 4Likes
08-25-2011
|
 |
*********'s Favorite
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,556
Rep Power: 9
|
|
|
Insanity
__________________
ISO, Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, actively pursuing God, and to free the non violent prisoners of WOD.
|
08-25-2011
|
 |
Senior Moment Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Vancouver B.C.
Posts: 4,563
Rep Power: 1
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by bwalker42
What are they afraid of?
|
The country being engulfed in reefer madness.  Not to mention the loss of their 6 figure salaries and their little bureaucratic empires.
I suppose some of them are actually stupid enough to be true believers in the WOD but my bet is that most of them are just in it for themselves.
__________________
"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". The Water Rat from The Wind In The Willows
Sailing for 40 years in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean but mostly Georgia Straight.
Currently own a Columbia 43.
|
08-25-2011
|
 |
Somewhat Flexible Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: marble hill, ga
Posts: 3,053
Rep Power: 4
|
|
|
do y'all think the war on drugs was meant to be won? not by a long shot. they pick and choose how much is allowed in and on the streets for revenue purposes. good ol tricky dick nixon. same as the war on poverty. not by any means meant to be won. a fine way to develop a class of people dependent on the government as to ensure them voting for a particular political party. we need to dig up lyndon johnson and sheot on his corpse.....
__________________
Self Proclaimed Genius
|
08-25-2011
|
|
Senior Moment Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Vancouver B.C.
Posts: 4,563
Rep Power: 1
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ssneade
do y'all think the war on drugs was meant to be won? not by a long shot. they pick and choose how much is allowed in and on the streets for revenue purposes. good ol tricky dick nixon. same as the war on poverty. not by any means meant to be won. a fine way to develop a class of people dependent on the government as to ensure them voting for a particular political party. we need to dig up lyndon johnson and sheot on his corpse.....
|
If that was the case it would be legal and the gov. would make ALL the money as well as saving the huge costs of the WOD, police, Coast Guard, DEA, courts, prisons etc. etc. Profiting from vice is a lot more profitable than attempting to suppress it - the former is almost all profit and the latter almost all loss. Just look at Prohibition in the 20's for an object lesson in futile counter-productivity.
The single step of legalizing and controlling the drug trade would probably balance your federal budget.
Your logic is a mite flawed.
__________________
"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". The Water Rat from The Wind In The Willows
Sailing for 40 years in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean but mostly Georgia Straight.
Currently own a Columbia 43.
|
08-25-2011
|
|
Somewhat Flexible Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: marble hill, ga
Posts: 3,053
Rep Power: 4
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SloopJonB
If that was the case it would be legal and the gov. would make ALL the money as well as saving the huge costs of the WOD, police, Coast Guard, DEA, courts, prisons etc. etc. Profiting from vice is a lot more profitable than attempting to suppress it - the former is almost all profit and the latter almost all loss. Just look at Prohibition in the 20's for an object lesson in futile counter-productivity.
The single step of legalizing and controlling the drug trade would probably balance your federal budget.
Your logic is a mite flawed.
|
no, their logic is a mite flawed. pretty sure i'm on spot with their motives. i'm in 100% agreement with your second albeit short paragraph.....
__________________
Self Proclaimed Genius
|
09-21-2011
|
|
*********'s Favorite
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,556
Rep Power: 9
|
|
|
__________________
ISO, Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, actively pursuing God, and to free the non violent prisoners of WOD.
|
09-21-2011
|
|
Senior Moment Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West Vancouver B.C.
Posts: 4,563
Rep Power: 1
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by bwalker42
|
Gee, who'da thunk? taking legal reefer away increased the customer base for the criminal dealers? Hard to figure that connection. 
I once read that the selection process for police officers is concentrated in a very narrow band of I.Q's - too stupid is obviously bad but too smart has a downside because they can't handle long, boring stakeouts and suchlike. If they are unable to make this connection, it looks like there might be some truth to it.
__________________
"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". The Water Rat from The Wind In The Willows
Sailing for 40 years in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean but mostly Georgia Straight.
Currently own a Columbia 43.
|
09-21-2011
|
 |
AEOLUS II
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: From The Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 1,847
Rep Power: 4
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SloopJonB
The single step of legalizing and controlling the drug trade would probably balance your federal budget.
|
I'm glad you said "probably" because it wouldn't.
I'd just be spent!!
|
09-22-2011
|
|
*********'s Favorite
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,556
Rep Power: 9
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WouldaShoulda
I'm glad you said "probably" because it wouldn't.
I'd just be spent!!
|
Our elected leaders are major diss - appointments.
__________________
ISO, Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, actively pursuing God, and to free the non violent prisoners of WOD.
|
09-22-2011
|
|
*********'s Favorite
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,556
Rep Power: 9
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SloopJonB
If that was the case it would be legal and the gov. would make ALL the money as well as saving the huge costs of the WOD, police, Coast Guard, DEA, courts, prisons etc. etc. Profiting from vice is a lot more profitable than attempting to suppress it - the former is almost all profit and the latter almost all loss. Just look at Prohibition in the 20's for an object lesson in futile counter-productivity.
The single step of legalizing and controlling the drug trade would probably balance your federal budget.
Your logic is a mite flawed.
|
My precious Coasties have better things to do, like distribute the plant they confiscated!!! 
jk
I love my Coasties, sweetie!!
All I can do is hope one day they are not forced to enforce laws that have nothing to do with keeping "Homeland Security", whatever that means.
__________________
ISO, Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, actively pursuing God, and to free the non violent prisoners of WOD.
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:33 PM.
|
Connect with Facebook
