should US put more emohasis on stopping the importation of illicit drugs into the US?
439567
c'mon!!! get a grip !!! they have been trying 2 stop the drug trade 4 years. the war on drugs has cost " BILLIONS " of $$$$$ and nuttin' has changed except the names of the drugs bein' used at the time
493070
Because this is America and you can do whatever you want until you get cuaght. Perhaps the police are taking the same stand on drug laws as immigration laws The problem is just too big so o well lets just let them do what ever they want.
729467
what, does your question make sense? get rid of the junkies anyway they are a bloody menace to everybody and themselves
772305
Making something illegal does not make it go away, it only financially strengthens the criminals that are willing to risk selling them for a hyper inflated profit.  IOW, instead of 3 bucks/pack, it'll be about 50bucks/pack, and those who smoke will have to deal with a criminal underground network inorder to get them.  \n\nJails will end up with more people, the cops will waste MORE time busting people, courts will be backed up even MORE, and good people will lose their homes, their jobs, and their freedoms.  \n\nVices shouldn't be made illegal.  They should be taxed and regulated so that the government can prosper off other people's wants.  We have the right to do whatever we want to our bodies, including damaging it.  \n\nWhy not outlaw Bungee jumping, sky diving, driving, flying, or anything else that someone might can hurt themselves with?
945226
Yes, but even that won't work.  Demand for their services is too great.  I suspect the government will be as effective stopping illegal immigration as they are stopping drug smuggling.
680441
I think this also brings aout the topic of border security.  we need responsible people to check and double check that noone or terrorist for that matter brings in any illegal junk.  Imagine what would happen if word got out to other countries that its very easy to smuggle in weapons, drugs etc?
724410
What makes you think its not also happening elsewhere, like almost everywhere that weak people think they need prohibition? Between drug war funding and corruption ("Operation Lively Green") there's too much money available [locally, $300,000 to let one load across the border] to agenda driven police, drunk with political power and feeling invulnerable. In the zone near the Mexican Border with Arizona, it only sounds like a joke when we say we can trust the banditos and smugglers more than Border Patrol, to behave as expected. The criminals are no threat to citizens, but the criminal behaviors and abuse of ranchers and citizens by 'authorities' have done more to inspire us to call this zone the "Gunbelt". We have tried to clean up corruption, but both the smugglers and the corrupted are protected by the cowards we trusted to protect us. Its a fearful situation now being repeated in communities across America, as the "police" did nothing for years to stop the illegal invasion of millions across the border. Now the "bite" 'morditas' is on everyone. We are honest, but go nowhere unarmed;We joined a posse, and got deputized in a citizens police oversight team authorized to do whats needed, up to and including the use of deadly force. We surround the corrupt cops, not the other way around. Truth and dignity, if not justice, will prevail.
117729
Using illegal drugs regardless of your condition or sex is criminal. However, a more severe punishment should be imposed on a woman who would subject her baby to illegal drugs or alchohol.  \n\nSure, I would entertain the idea of institutionalizing the mother until the birth if she is using illegal drugs....after that, she should go to prison.  The problem is, who is going to pay for that?  That's right, the taxpayer.  Again, the taxpayer has to take responsibility for the stupid things people do.\n\nAccountability is the number one lacking quality amoung many Americans today.  The fact that we as a society tolerate stupidity and irresponsibilty, is enabling these morons to continue making poor desisions, having children, doing drugs...etc.\n\nUntil we hold people accountable and responsible for their actions, there is no real solution.\n\nGood luck and take care.
927683
Yes it would probably solve part of the problem.  Because legally constituted businesses could take control of the drug trade then the mafias behind the drug traffic would have a hard time subsisting.
1048414
There you go Pussycat, you answered your own question. You gotta stop doing that, you're wasting 5 points. The governement could care less about the people coming over here, it's one less thing for them to worry about! If thier government themselves werent so far gone (drug wise) perhaps they'd have a reasonalbe person over there making correct decisions! the entire governement is made up of crack heads and greedy men! Do you think they care what happens to anyone other then themselves??
584279
Could go either way...It will be interesting to find out.  The law would just make it legal to possess "small" amounts so dealers would still be prosecuted...I think the point was so they could focus their attention on the dealers.  Like, aiming higher on the food chain.  I think if it affects drugs crossing the border, the only difference would be in very small amounts...just the idiots that have it on them for "personal use".
932029
All drug dealers,murders etc need to be taken off the streets to make this world safe for all of us .\nBut if you had come here via the legal route and you paid your money and waited,and waited some more until you finally were allowed to enter the US,wouldn't you be angry at the illegal that just because hes illegal gets his citizenship handed to him on a silver platter.That's just wrong.Totally unfair.Don't you think?
143929
Absolutely not. In fact, Americans should try to buy more. We shouldn't let those ignorant fanatics bully the Denmark government into restricing freedom of speech.
833021
Hello,\n\nWhat do you mean deal with them? Our government has been dealing drugs on our American streets since the 1960s.\n\nHere, read about what our CIA has been doing. How our own government is degrading our soceity through illegal drugs.\n\nHope this helps you......................................................   : - O
119909
no because of the lack of working persons in the u.s.a. if the government would think of the usa instead of everyone else we would begin to grow once againbring our corporations back to the u.s.a. and quit paying for the damage to other countrys caused by war put the military on alert safe guard our borders by posting military on our borders to stop drug trafficingto the states if your hand reachs out to sell drugs cut off the hand we need to bring our country to a halt and make things right give our country a chance to work again to believe in there  country respect our flag and our need to survive.
679779
No...they should fix the F---d up school instead of shipping students to other schools...just think...if we sunk the billions of dollars every year that we as a nation spend on fighting the drug wars on paying our teachers a decent wage, upgrading the schools and instilling some discipline and good hard work back into the schools our "drug" problems would slowly diminish because we are teaching our future adults that EDUCATION is important...what a concept huh!
971059
There might be some good information ,  www.dhs.gov  but there will never be any accurate statistics on how much is actually getting through and you also have to look at the factors of where the threat is on drugs being smuggled into the U.S.  On a percentage of drugs from Mexico versus Canada, Mexico 80% Canada 10% and other countries 10%.  Are there any dealers out there who want to give statistics???