The Last Tyranny Of Man

We all know that control of drugs is unnecessary. Drugs are inanimate. We are obviously attempting to control human behavior without the right to do so. We all know that drugs are harmless because they are inanimate. We call them dangerous because we have been ‘taught’ that drugs can control people. To prove this horrible ‘truth’, unacceptable behavior by users of illicit drugs is repeatedly reported with the heavy implication that the behavior is caused by the drugs. Uneventful and peaceful use of illicit drugs never occurs we must conclude, because the tell-tail objectionable behavior did not occur. It is an offense to the intellect to report only behavior that supports a policy and ignore the rest. The Truth is the only thing that is consistent with all fact. If most of the data does not support the premise the premise is flawed. This fact is undeniable.

Protecting people from themselves denies free will, self-control and unalienable rights. Argument to the contrary is thinly veiled sophistry. Drug prohibitions claim to regulate dangerous substances. Control of we the people is just an unfortunate by-product of this perfectly legitimate government function. This trivial justification is no more than an excuse for social engineering. It is based on bad science, lies and ignorance. The supporters of this policy disrespect themselves, others and the species.

Foisting personal values on others denies their rights and is therefore illegal in the United States. Public behavior can and should be restrained to protect the equal rights of others and the preferences of the majority. Private conduct that does not infringe on the equal rights of others is clearly beyond any reasoned concept of personal liberty. Prohibiting personal conduct by popular vote in order to “create” a popular society is tyranny, not liberty.

What gives anyone the evil right to practice prohibition in a country that was created with the unequivocal words?

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

These are the words for which American Revolutionary patriots fought and died. The Constitution did not exist as they bled. The “Blessings Of Liberty” in the Constitution refers to the same Liberty defined in The Declaration Of Independence.

(pull)Our Declaration Of Independence stands unchanged as the right and reason for this nations existence.(/pull) It defines the unalienable liberty of all men irrevocably and for as long as The United States of America exists. The Constitution simply defines the structure and operation of the government. The Bill of Rights is an afterthought needlessly limiting government power it did not possess. All personal choices, even just to pursue happiness, are beyond Constitutional and therefore government purview. Voting on personal behavior denies liberty to everyone, even the foolish and temporary majority.

The entire pursuit of the “Drug War” is a lawless assault on personal liberty. This violation of the fundamental values that define our nation must come to an end. Explanation of this “Truth” should not be necessary because it is “self-evident”. Popular opinion does not matter because our Liberty is “unalienable”. So says our Creator according to our Founding Fathers.

Rick Wolfe

* Personal means no other person’s rights are involved. Those who would control personal liberty always point to egregious violations of the liberty of others. Pretending not to see the distinction does not make it go away.

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