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Originally Posted by N[u]TS  Giving states the power make their own laws on drugs will not end the drug war. It is simply wishful thinking.
there are ways of going around the constitution to take away state rights. The drinking age is a prime example. The goverment took that right away from states by threatning to cut off federal monies for highways. No state could afford to lose that kind of money so natrually they give in. |
It will end the drug war (as in foreign policy wise + DEA) and that's the only thing the federal level can do - maybe a state level one will start, but that's all a president can do. Also, do you really think a president that wants legalization as the end result is going to not veto that kind of loop hole? The thing about Ron Paul is he recognizes we live in a federal system rather than a unitary one. His position is one of what a president should be because he actually recognizes that presidential powers have constitutional limits.