http://blogofbile.com/2008/02/05/barack-obama-on-weed/ from the bowels of the mind Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogofbile.com/2008/02/05/barack-obama-on-weed/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 bile Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.landofbile.com/blog/2008/02/05/barack-obama-on-weed/#comment-1347 You are comparing apples and oranges. Drug prohibition is unconstitutional. National security is not. You are also cherry picking his position. He has clearly said on numerous occasions that immigration is two fold. National security and economic. The economic problem he said should be dealt with by removing all unconstitutional incentives we give the illegal immigrants. He's not for deporting them wholesale or building a wall. <a href="http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/" rel="nofollow">He very obviously is pandering</a> to the large majority of voters who want the borders secured and some may argue that the Constitution grants no powers with regard to immigration but only naturalization... but you'll have to argue how national defense and immigration are related with him. You are comparing apples and oranges. Drug prohibition is unconstitutional. National security is not. You are also cherry picking his position. He has clearly said on numerous occasions that immigration is two fold. National security and economic. The economic problem he said should be dealt with by removing all unconstitutional incentives we give the illegal immigrants. He’s not for deporting them wholesale or building a wall. He very obviously is pandering to the large majority of voters who want the borders secured and some may argue that the Constitution grants no powers with regard to immigration but only naturalization… but you’ll have to argue how national defense and immigration are related with him.

]]> http://blogofbile.com/2008/02/05/barack-obama-on-weed/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 bosco Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:04:01 +0000 http://www.landofbile.com/blog/2008/02/05/barack-obama-on-weed/#comment-1348 <p>Ron Paul has actually stated that he will release all non-violent drug offenders.  Pretty sweet if you ask me.  When talking about immigration he has also stated, "The law is the law and it ought to be enforced".  So I worry about whether he actually will release non-violent drug offenders or fall back on his <font>"Befehl ist Befehl" defense when elected. </font></p> Ron Paul has actually stated that he will release all non-violent drug offenders.  Pretty sweet if you ask me.  When talking about immigration he has also stated, "The law is the law and it ought to be enforced".  So I worry about whether he actually will release non-violent drug offenders or fall back on his "Befehl ist Befehl" defense when elected.

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