No Reevaluation Needed
[I wrote this in response to this article from the Schenectady, NY Daily Gazette]
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:18:45 -0400
To: gazette@dailygazette.com
From: "Bill St. Clair" <bill@billstclair.com>
Subject: Letter to the editor
Cc: bill@billstclair.com
No Reevaluation Needed
The Sunday, 26 August, issue of The Gazette contained an essay by David Broder entitled "Time to Reevaluate War on Drugs". Nope. We've had plenty of time to evaluate it. The war on some drugs is an unmitigated disaster, a complete and utter failure. It has ruined the lives of millions of peaceful Americans while shredding our Bill of Rights. It pours hundreds of billions of dollars annually into the pockets of organized criminals. Since black market substances are subject to no regulations on purity or labelling, bad drugs kill thousands every year. It's time to end this insanity, free all the prisoners of war, offer realistic information to prevent people from taking drugs in the first place, and provide voluntary treatment to help them when they decide to stop. Asa Hutchinson should be directed to administer the complete shutdown of the DEA. The Office of National Drug Policy should be eradicated. Adults own their bodies. What they choose to ingest is nobody's business. Personal responsibility works. Give it a try.
Bill St. Clair
bill@billstclair.com