Daily Archives: February 10, 2006

Funny

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Pete Guither

Julian Sanchez is blogging at CPAC Professional virgin Ben Shapiro just strolled by talking about his highly nuanced position on the war on drugs: “People who use marijuana piss me off, so I support their prosecution.” Which seems more or … Continue reading →

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Hit them in the pocketbook

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Pete Guither

Flex Your Rights blog has the info on 87 women who were illegally searched for drugs at O’Hare airport. They’ll be receiving a $1.9 million settlement. At airports, only “reasonable suspicion” is necessary to justify brief detentions and searches, but … Continue reading →

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How do these people get elected?

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Pete Guither

Link (thanks to Matt) OK, here’s the smart, reasonable public official who knows how to set priorities: Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek, who oversees the University of Iowa in Iowa City, told a legislative committee he would treat possession of … Continue reading →

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Which war should we be fighting?

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Pete Guither

Link More Americans (some 575,000) died of cancer last year than perished in all our last centuries’ wars combined, but why no anger? We should be angry. We went to war against cancer 35 years ago and haven’t won. President … Continue reading →

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Drug War Budget Follies

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Pete Guither

So the Drug Czar went to Denver to announce the new National Drug Control Strategy. Gee, I wonder why he went there? Marijuana Policy Project was all over that move… White House Drug Strategy: Use Tax Dollars to Campaign Against … Continue reading →

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