If Republicans are all for "small government", what's with the "War on Drugs"?

Question

...Who is the government to come in and say that a PLANT is illegal and you are a criminal for growing it and a criminal for what you choose to put in your own body?

Who is the government to build massive amounts of jails and a criminal justice beurocracy just to house political "criminals" ie NON violent drug offenders (50% of jail population),
diverting the police and investigators attention away from REAL criminals, like murderers, child molesters and rapists?

And filling our court houses with BS red tape?
Is this all to create government jobs
and kill two birds with one stone, the poor are sedated and have drugs to sell, and when caught, are housed in jails keeping the unemployment rate low while creating more jobs for government workers?

Phil: unfortunately, that's not a real answer,
That's a coward's way out of the major contradictions of your party,
Small government is not starting a "war on drugs" ie "war on american citizens",
beefing up military with massive spending so we can go on world policing adventures.

Patrick, You too.
Now try answering the question,
how do you think "small government" and a "war on drugs" is at conflict since we never even had this problem before criminalization <1940's?

Wendy: A typical anti-intellectual repug ad hominem because you have NO ARGUMENT WHATSOEVER,
your party's supposed platform is a damn sham,
prove otherwise.

Susi:
Do you know why your argument falls flat on it's face?
Because guess what hun,
Half are ALREADY STONED ON DRUGS.

KC V: That 50% are catagorized as NON VIOLENT DRUG OFFENDERS.

the minimum manditory for selling the "distribution" amount is in actuality very small and what good do you think it does to put these people in jail for as long as MURDERERS?
IT HAS FAILED. THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER ONE TO TAKE THE PLACE.
the fact of the matter is that, although we punish these non violent drug offenders as if they were actually murderers,
hell, sometimes they get LONGER sentences than murderers,
the problem has only worsened and that's the fact.

KC V: furthermore, the argument of it being 'dangerous or addictive' falls flat on it's fact since alcohol is much more dangerous than ANY drug and cigarettes are not only dangerous, but nicotine is as addictive as heroin.

Answer 1

I think you are confusing several distinctly separate issues and are attempting to tie them all together into one neat little package.
First, who is the government? It is "We The People..." You may have been too zoned out in your governments class to catch the part about the basis of all civilizations being built upon governing laws designed to protect. You don't strike me as the type to REALLY study the chemical composition of the various "plants to which you refer, their effects on the cell structure as well as the residule effects. Perhaps you should.
Your spelling ("beurocracy") is even worse than mine! You were sitting in the back of the class? Or, you simply didn't see a need to make it that day...
Here's a thought for you: The poor are poor because of bad life decisions -- repeated decisions. You honestly think getting blasted out of one's mind is going to help them make better decisions? They have little to no money, so you condone the idea of them spending what little they do not have on "recreation" such as Ipods, cell phones, beer, cigarettes and "plants?" I thought that was what cable TV was for!!! Personally, I'm tired of my tax dollars being wasted on this class of people and those who would condone the advocacy of such "lifestyles."

Answer 2

The "small government" rhetoric of Republicans has been aimed primarily at the topic of ECONOMIC regulations. Historically, the federal government's most important priorities have been to ensure a healthy, growing national economy and to ensure national security. Drug regulation was traditionally understood as being a subject regulable by the states.

The federal-jurisdiction/state-jurisdiction dichotomy has been signifigantly blurred during the 20th century. The federal government has been taking on an increasing sense of responsibility to "fight crime" and to nationalize issues which were previously at the discretion of the states instead. Much of the reason for this has been because of the Supreme Court's interpretations of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

I am not interested in addressing your belief that drugs are used by non-violent persons and are less dangerous than murderers, child molesters, and rapists. I am only trying to respond to the issue of why the Republicans seem to have abandoned their belief in "small government."

Answer 3

This is a very good question, but the dilemma is that most street drugs cause such things as paranoia and extreme anger and these lead very easily to violent behavior. And the truth is that most violent crimes, statistically, are performed by people who are on these street drugs at the time. So your question almost answers itself. I will say, though, I believe the government contributes to the drug problem in this country because there's no way they can't stop these illegal drugs from coming into our country - just no way. So, in the end, the whole thing, as you said, really does just perpetuate itself, doesn't it?

Answer 4

I evaluate Iraq to a financial organisation theft. The robbers, surrounded via police forces, have made it sparkling they don't look to be leaving with no combat. The S.W.A.T. team is delivered in forcefully to eliminate the bandits. They hurricane the lobby and take out many robbers, securing the risk-free and teller line, yet there are nonetheless some undesirable adult men lurking approximately with hostages. the relax robbers might desire to be eradicated one via one mutually as minimizing harmless casualties. Iraq isn't a conflict because of fact the media paints it, yet an ongoing police action. Victory is gained via reducing violent crimes to a minimum of pre-conflict tiers, and allowing an helpful government to manage subject-unfastened societal needs like risk-free practices, wellbeing care, public works, and so on. there are various oil fields in southern Iraq that are actually not even occupied or secure via Coalition troops. there is not any secret GOP operation greedily pumping oil returned to their mansions interior the rustic.

Answer 5

The "small government" claim is just propoganda. Over the last 5 years the United States government has mushroomed in size and accumulated 3 TRILLION dollars of debt. All of this while under GOP control.

The GOP has always attacked Democrats and "Tax and Spend" but the story they won't tell everyone is that the Republicans "BORROW and SPEND MORE".

It will finally come to a nasty conclusion in 2020 when 33% of the US budget will be to pay interest on the DEBT !!! Wait until you see what the taxes will have to grow to in order to keep enverything else funded.

The only thing small about the GOP government is the long term planning.

Answer 6

I believe that the so called war on drugs is a farce. If you want to find the truth about why drugs, especially certain ones, are illegal, follow the money. What industries, for example, benefit the most from the fact that marijuana is illegal? If you want to learn the truth about most anything, the same thing applies...follow the money. Whoever has the most to gain, in terms of profit, is most likely behind whatever you are asking about! *sm*

Answer 7

The "War on Drugs" is just propaganda for show. There is no war it's for appearences only. If they really wanted to get rid of drugs in the US they would have already.
I believe the government keeps illegal drugs in the market because honestly it controls Americans. It keeps people satiated and content. Imagine what it would be like if alcohol was suddenly banned? If it's a violent place now, it we would be 100 times more so. Same reason cigarettes are not banned even though it's proven harmful to your health.

Answer 8

The only difference between republicans and democrats is that I detest democrats more than I detest republicans.

I am a constitutional conservative and I DON'T support big government or the stupid war on drugs.

I consider both democrat and republicans to be looking out for what is best for them politically. Give a government money and power they shouldn't have in the first place and you'll rarely get it back.

The government, republican and democrat both are OUT OF CONTROL and we need a CLEAN SWEEP of the entire government to get rid of these career politicians that form the political class and are out for their own interests, NOT what is right and good for the country.

Answer 9

You are talking about a major, life-threatening epidemic in this counry! Small government or big government needs to step in for the safety issues. What in hell would this world be like w/ 1/2 the population stoned or high and putting their lives as well as innocent lives in constant danger? We have enough degenerates running loose as is and there are times when government mandates are necessary.

Answer 10

Their claims about a small government are purely propaganda...totally false......

Under the current administration, the size of the government in both number of people working, as well as expenditures, have risen to their highest levels in the history of the republic.

Dont be fooled.......