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Ken Mehlman

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Jun 6 Ken Mehlman commented on Gold Star Comment of the Day!.
@27 Given that men who hate women usually hate faggots even more, misogynistic gay guys are pretty fucking stupid.
Jun 6 Ken Mehlman commented on Gold Star Comment of the Day!.
As a gay man I enjoy belittling straight guys for harassing women. It gives me the chance to feel morally superior for not doing stuff that I have no desire to do in the first place.
Jun 6 Ken Mehlman commented on They Shoot Hookers, Don't They?.
You west coast liberals just don't understand Texas values. The women wasn't killed because she was a sex worker, she was killed because she was a thief. Down in the Lone Star state that's how thieves are dealt with.
Jun 4 Ken Mehlman commented on Didn't See This One Coming: New Study Confirms that Our Pot Laws Are Racist.
"It's true that prohibition does mean fewer people using and abusing. But prohibition creates enough suffering to make up for the people it prevents from abusing certain drugs."

In modern times, no country has ever really tried not having drug prohibition. Hence, I don't think anybody has a very good idea how much suffering drug prohibition is preventing.

"Also, and finally, your body either belongs to you or it belongs to the government."

We make lots of rules about what can and can not be done on privately owned land.
Jun 4 Ken Mehlman commented on Didn't See This One Coming: New Study Confirms that Our Pot Laws Are Racist.
@10 Legal drugs (alcohol and tobacco) are used and abused by many more people than illegal drugs w/ comparable addictive qualities.
Jun 4 Ken Mehlman commented on Didn't See This One Coming: New Study Confirms that Our Pot Laws Are Racist.
I actually agree w/ Goldy that laws criminalizing the possession of small quantities of illegal drugs are studpidly counterproductive. I think prohibition is a fairly effective way to prevent drug abuse. However, the reason prohibition works is because it disrupts the production, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs. Locking up some random pot head who had a roach in his ashtray when got pulled over is silly.
May 28 Ken Mehlman commented on Drug Czar's Office Withholds Data About Alcohol from Report About Drugs and Crime.
@16 It might be true that the costs of drug prohibition are higher than the costs of legalization. In modern times, no country has ever really legalized drugs so it's tough to say. I'll admit to a personal bias against legalization. I like the war on drugs because war is my drug of choice. The way I feel about the drug war is a lot like the way guys like this felt about the Cold War:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yu38kXw7…
May 28 Ken Mehlman commented on Drug Czar's Office Withholds Data About Alcohol from Report About Drugs and Crime.
@14 If the government is going to be sending disability checks to people who can't work and picking up the tab for the healthcare of everyone who is over 65, then the government has a legitimate interest in discouraging people from doing stuff that is unhealthy.
 
 

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