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Originally Posted by danielpalos
I think it should be considered less moral and less ethical, to advocate eliminating an organ of the federal government that generates revenue, and claiming that eliminating the drug war is less of a priority than reducing social spending; as a form of alleged fiscal conservatism.
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Again, I'm not confident I'm parsing your comment correctly, but perhaps it's worth noting that the drug war generates considerable revenue.
The ability to generate revenue should never be our guiding star in deciding the proper role of government.
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The Drug War has no basis in our Constitution since the repeal of the prohibition amendment.
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Most of what the federal government currently does has no basis in our Constitution, unless you buy into the "general welfare" exploit, and then pretty much anything goes. Why wouldn't keeping drugs off the streets qualify as "promoting the general welfare"?
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This is another example of a lack of fiscal conservatism from those of the opposing viewpoint that resort to conspiracy theory as a form of special pleading; instead of a more rational argument that embodies actual fiscal conservatism while protecting individual liberty.
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Which conspiracy theory are you referring to?