California is Going Down

[joe2288]

From what I have been seeing in my dreams California has a lot more to worry

about then a financial crisis .

[housemouse2]

I read someplace that the USA has the highest prison population compared to other nations and that is mainly due to drug laws.

The laws are unconstitutional and need to be repealed. Like prohibition the more the government interferes with people's lives the worse things get. If we repeal the drug laws half the prisons would be closed.

[TruthWillSetUFree]

Originally Posted by housemouse2

I read someplace that the USA has the highest prison population compared to other nations and that is mainly due to drug laws.

The laws are unconstitutional and need to be repealed. Like prohibition the more the government interferes with people's lives the worse things get. If we repeal the drug laws half the prisons would be closed.

Why would they close them when they are now being privatized so they can make money off people in prison? Even Cheney owns a piece of the prison action

[Instead]

Anything marijuana related is a joke to be in prison for. I don't smoke either to say that btw.

[joe2288]

Originally Posted by housemouse2

I read someplace that the USA has the highest prison population compared to other nations and that is mainly due to drug laws.

The laws are unconstitutional and need to be repealed. Like prohibition the more the government interferes with people's lives the worse things get. If we repeal the drug laws half the prisons would be closed.

I watch lock up sometimes on msnbc and it is sad, because some people

who go there aren't bad people, but they come out as monsters.

[sjkted]

Originally Posted by housemouse2

I read someplace that the USA has the highest prison population compared to other nations and that is mainly due to drug laws.

The laws are unconstitutional and need to be repealed. Like prohibition the more the government interferes with people's lives the worse things get. If we repeal the drug laws half the prisons would be closed.

Yep. Something interesting to think about is that many of these people are doing real manufacturing in the US for around $0.50 - $1.00 per hour which is more than Chinese manufacturing makes, but still slavery here. Consider that in many cases the government is mandated to buy from prison slave labor before buying from other American companies. So long as this type of practice continues, there will no longer be any higher than minimum wage manufacturing jobs available in the real economy. If companies have been able to get away with slave wages this long, why would they change now with the economy in the trash can? This is one "benefit" for the government from the excessive drug laws.

--sjkted