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I hate this week!
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so they're only legal if the government tells you you can have them? That's a weak argument. And why should the government be telling me what I need? If I want to take steroids, I should be able to.
(Insert "I thought this was america" South Park gif.
And I've never claimed making them illegal or legal makes them less dangerous. But I will say this, it's sad when you have to defend why you should be allowed to do something.
Within your last paragraph lies the problem. You speak of people committing crimes in a "quest" to get high. If you legalize, the market becomes flooded and the prices drop. This would most likely lower drug related crime rates....but even it did not
DOING DRUGS SHOULD NOT BE A CRIME. You only harm yourself. If a user does harm someone else, hold them accountable.
I read his post previously. It wasn't about voting rights, it was about taxes.
So how about you answer the question? Why should non-land owners not have a say in our government?
I'm good with your premise, however, I want to legalize shooting trespassers on sight also. Also, I want instituted the LG law. People should be responsible for family members (like LG says for guns) from cradle to grave. If someone in your family is intoxicated or strung out and causes harm to someone else, there should be an automatic $10mill fine pet damaged person involved. Your family can't pay it, automatic forfeiture of any and all property and life sentences.
This is ridiculous, but so is your last sentence. When you have someone to lose, you will understand that sometimes "being held responsible" just isn't enough.
Really? I rented for 10 months recently and don't recall seeing a line item for property tax. This line of reasoning is not going to get you there.
If the landlord pays passage for a bride from Russia, do you as the renter claim spousal privileges. If the landlord contracts for the murder of a third party, do you aid in the murder as the renter? No? Didn't you indirectly pay for these as the renter?
No, renters pay rent. I'd a renter doesn't pay rent and the owner can't pay taxes, the owner is penalized. Don't confuse the two issues.