Re: Howard Dean on the Drug War

Guido Marx wrote:

> Brother Nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> > Guido Marx wrote:
> >
> > > He likewise neglects to criticize the Feds for violating the
> > > Constitutional rights of physicians and patients.
> >
> > Maybe that's because the man is running as a Democrat, not a
> > Libertarian.  Constitutionality of drug law is *your* dead
> > horse to beat, not his.
>
>
> Nate:
> I was referring to the Feds threatening physicians with loss of their
> DEA licenses and jail time for telling patients that marijuana may
> help them.  This isn't a Libertarian issue -  this is a free speech
> issue plain and simple.  And - not only is it a free speech issue - it
> is a critical free speech issue.  Or - perhaps you think that
> physicians should check with the DEA before they tell anyone their
> medical opinions to make sure they're "politically correct" ?
>
> Guido

Federal agents can raid a grower operating under a city contract in 
accordance with state laws for the benefit of people with a medical 
need, and then disallow even the mention of those facts in court.

That's exactly the kind of thing the founders of this country went to 
war to fight against, isn't it?