Government has no right to tell you what you can and can't put into your body, no.No one can take away my right to censure and ostracize you for doing them, though.
They've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.Curious as to where they are given the right?
Quote from: spewky bewgie on October 20, 2015, 05:43:49 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.Curious as to where they are given the right?No, I'm not. Are you?
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?
Quote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.
Quote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:36:07 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.Thanks.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:40:50 PMQuote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:36:07 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.Thanks.np shill
Quote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:42:43 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:40:50 PMQuote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:36:07 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.Thanks.np shillI support total legalization of almost every recreational drug. I'm just providing the legal reasoning the courts have used for decades to justify drug prohibition.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:46:02 PMQuote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:42:43 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:40:50 PMQuote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:36:07 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.Thanks.np shillI support total legalization of almost every recreational drug. I'm just providing the legal reasoning the courts have used for decades to justify drug prohibition.Okay, but not really sure why you're appealing to the law when we're clearly trying to debate the merit of it.
Quote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:49:04 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:46:02 PMQuote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:42:43 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:40:50 PMQuote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:36:07 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.Thanks.np shillI support total legalization of almost every recreational drug. I'm just providing the legal reasoning the courts have used for decades to justify drug prohibition.Okay, but not really sure why you're appealing to the law when we're clearly trying to debate the merit of it.Because I was asked by two people what the legal basis of the government's prohibition on drugs is and felt like contributing to the thread academically instead of the usual echo chamber about immutable liberty and such.
Quote from: Mordo on October 20, 2015, 06:36:07 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 06:06:32 PMQuote from: Republicunt on October 20, 2015, 05:47:16 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on October 20, 2015, 05:42:03 PMThey've definitely got the right to ban sale and possession of drugs.And why is that again?Commerce Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause, and the 10th Amendment which disseminates all other powers to the states, who have deferred to Congressional laws, e.g., the Controlled Substance Act. The government doesn't explicitly have the right to regulate what substances you put into your body, but they sure as hell have the right to regulate harmful substances from entering the economy or be produced domestically.That's a very pedantic way of justifying the government's capacity to dictate our lives.
Does the government overstep it's boundaries by banning drugs?
