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Yeah. The junkie\'s argument is misapplied. Tim is arguing \'the law should be obeyed\', so pointing out that alcohol and tobacco are legal while drugs are illegal isn\'t even addressing the point Tim is making, much less refuting it. Alcohol and tobacco are legal while drugs are illegal because the line had to be drawn somewhere, and the voters drew it there. (Indeed, it took the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution -- the only amendment ever ratified by popular referendum rather than by state legislatures -- to \'\'make\'\' alcohol legal again after Prohibition was passed). The junkie in that argument is basically saying that he should be allowed what he wants when he wants it even if it isn\'t what the majority vote wants, while simultaneously using examples of things that were indeed ratified by majority vote. His argument contradicts itself and makes no sense, and we could really use a better page image.
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Yeah. The junkie\\\'s argument is misapplied. Tim is arguing \\\'the law should be obeyed\\\', so pointing out that alcohol and tobacco are legal while drugs are illegal isn\\\'t even addressing the point Tim is making, much less refuting it. Alcohol and tobacco are legal while drugs are illegal because the line had to be drawn somewhere, and the voters just chose to draw it there rather than somewhere else. (Indeed, it took the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution -- the only amendment ever ratified by popular referendum rather than by state legislatures -- to \\\'\\\'make\\\'\\\' alcohol legal again after Prohibition was passed). The junkie in that argument is basically saying that he should be allowed what he wants when he wants it even if it isn\\\'t what the majority vote wants, while simultaneously using examples of things that were indeed ratified by majority vote. His argument contradicts itself and makes no sense, and we could really use a better page image.
