Posted by
K on Friday, August 10, 2007 2:09:32 PM
During the LOGO/HRC democratic debate last Thursday, I almost fell off my chair when I heard Mike Gravel state that as president he'd make sure marijuana could be sold next to alcohol in liquor stores.
This comment was made towards the end of his time in the debate. Before that I was just thinking to myself, "Gravel is a cute old man - very sincere and accepting of everyone." Well no doubt he is accepting to weed. I just couldn't believe he would say that! With the major, MAJOR drug problem in the US, his answer is to decriminalize illegal drugs of all kinds, and make them all available to the public?!?!?
The only way legalizing illegal drugs would help crime rates is it would make all the current illegal action legal - however, as a result, drug use would increase, violence would increase, hurting cities would stay in a lower, dangerous status....shall I continue???
Gravel, I was on your side. And I still think you're not that bad of a guy. But I can't imagine how you will/could defeat any of the other candidates on the Left. I'm sorry, sir, but I doubt you'll ever run this country - and with your stance on drugs, that's probably a very good thing.