tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229529473041045853.post3779653057425848828..comments2024-03-26T00:15:20.301-07:00Comments on My Wand'ring Bark: Monday's Minutiaean Donalbanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229529473041045853.post-6272685438449523462013-03-23T12:05:23.956-07:002013-03-23T12:05:23.956-07:00I listened to The Kevin McCarthy Show on KLIF many...I listened to The Kevin McCarthy Show on KLIF many years ago when they were discussing consensual crimes and legislated morality. You can't have either if you follow the DoI. However, the DoI is not the Constitution. There's the rub.<br /><br />That show really stuck with me and formed most of my opinion on the subject. It's an interesting topic when you dig into it. Wish I had recorded it.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229529473041045853.post-54388914563378372412013-03-23T11:09:25.296-07:002013-03-23T11:09:25.296-07:00As I noted, not my big issue - one direction or th...As I noted, not my big issue - one direction or the other - we'll see what happens.an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229529473041045853.post-30489823167258290842013-03-23T07:17:30.550-07:002013-03-23T07:17:30.550-07:00The Declaration of Independence enshrines 3 basic ...The Declaration of Independence enshrines 3 basic rights: the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I would contend it is covered under that. Alcohol was never mentioned in the Constitution until the 18th Amendment. In a nutshell, marijuana prohibition is legislating morality and crushes 2 of the 3. That will never work. Alcohol prohibition is the perfect case in point. It creates a black market which creates violent crime and then morality legislators all point to the prohibited substance and say "See? I told you it was bad" when in fact it's their prohibition causing the problem. But then they can wage a war on "fillintheblank" and claim the moral high ground doing so.<br /><br />You can legislate morality in a dictatorship or police state. Not in a "free" country. It will be interesting to see how the experiment plays out in Colorado and Washington. I predict an outcome like we saw with alcohol, albeit on a slower scale.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com