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jimenicholls2
Wednesday, December 5, 2012: 2:28 pm
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Tom Wyss,
You state with pride that you advocate the forced extraction of blood?
You sir, are a tyrant.

Mandatory blood draw for accident or injury??.. unless it's a drunk cop that kills people, right?

Any, and I mean ANY law that infringes on the rights of any individual that is innocent until proven guilty, are tyrannical. Even if they are drawn up and supported by someone with an "R" after their name.

bob searcy
Wednesday, December 5, 2012: 3:47 pm
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you lowered the bac purely for the benefit of increased revenue. lie to me one time and im done with you.,..

nobodyimportant
Wednesday, December 5, 2012: 5:53 pm
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Where to draw the line on personal liberty and concern for public safety is a tough one. In this case, Senator Wyss applauds a local official for mandating a blood draw when a person suspected of being under the influence of a substance refuses to submit to a breath test. Question...is the breath test an infringement on liberty? What about the field sobriety test? Is that also an liberty infringement? Taken to the extreme, is any requirement to submit to search or examination based on probable cause an infringement? All of these things occur prior to an arrest and the subsequent findings of guilt or innocence.

I would disagree with Sen. Wyss on one point, that is the issue of alcohol was settled when prohibition ended. Legally, that is true, but in terms of public safety, it was a bad decision.

Cultural myth is that prohibition didn't work and it ended because the public wanted alcohol legal again. It ended because the country couldn't afford to enforce the law and the country needed the tax revenue to end a depression and start a war. Prohibition worked better than any measure since to reduce the death and destruction caused by consumption of alcohol.

It is true of all mind/mood altering drugs as it is for alcohol, the two key factors in rates and scope of use are price and availability. Legalization brings increased access and lower prices. The result is more more people participating and greater volume of use. The consequences increase exponentially. Its a bad idea.

jdigger
Thursday, December 6, 2012: 4:21 am
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I really think we have as mant impaired law makers oh well

jimenicholls2
Thursday, December 6, 2012: 9:18 am
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One thing I know, for sure...The last thing a drug dealer wants is for their product to become legal.

The gov't grows and ships and deals most of the drugs...this is mainstream news, congressional testimony, etc, etc, etc,

Our own Marines were used to guard the opium fields and ship the goods. Our great CIA! Our gov't has gone rogue!

GregBader
Thursday, December 6, 2012: 10:09 am
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Try telling a cancer patient this line of misinfo. Try telling someone who has had multiple surgeries and is tired of the doc's throwing addicting legal heroin pills at them for pain. I've experienced the latter, and the legal stuff is far far more dangerous than the illegal stuff for a very small sector of the population.

elelady
Thursday, December 6, 2012: 11:11 am
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Most people want to make it seem like cigerates are inlegal, but are thinking that making a mind altering drug legal, WHAT UPS!!! We have enough people drinking a driving so lets just let them do both, we better make sure are Life Insurance and car insurance's policies are paid up.

Moose 65
Thursday, December 6, 2012: 8:23 pm
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Don't worry Obama in time will have them all shot on the spot if they drink, juice up and drive. Of course maybe we won't have any money to drink or drive. Saddle the Horses up Mable

bob searcy
Sunday, December 9, 2012: 2:02 pm
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i think the government has the drug issue right where they want it. profit from the point of cultivation to the point of incarceration with all personal freedom being a distant memory..
honestly i think indiana might have decriminalized pot a step further as hoosiers are imo pretty openminded and progressive but i dont imagine our new governor being very cooperative with such an initiative.. im an old man. it isnt my fight anymore. im into licking toads now..

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