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That was always my problem with the DEA (and the war on drugs, etc.): it completely ignores the fact that the basic building block of government is supposed to
by alphaBeta1234 16y ago
That was always my problem with the DEA (and the war on drugs, etc.): it completely ignores the fact that the basic building block of government is supposed to be the states, not the fed. It's as if their backers never heard of the tenth amendment.
- metageek 16y agoAgreed. The whole war on drugs needs to be stopped. But nullification is not the right tactic--not least because it just doesn't work.
- alphaBeta1234 16y agoThe two examples I'd bring forth to suggest that nullification (I'm assuming nullification = legalization) would work are America's Prohibition (banning alcohol only worsened the problem, http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/what-can-prohibition-teach-us-about-marijuana-legalization-and-other-tales-from-last-call-author-daniel-okrent/ http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/what-can-pr...) and Portugal's recent legalization (a resounding success; http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-drug-decriminalization http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-dr... and http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.ht...) Or did you mean something else by nullification that I missed?
- metageek 16y agoNullification is the idea that states can override federal laws.