From: khelair@bismaninfo.hopto.org.remove-7ej-this   
      
     To: Brian   
     Re: Arguments and extensive documentation for drug legalization   
     By: Brian to talk.politics.drugs,alt.politics.libertarian,alt.   
   narchism,alt.politics.economics on Thu Feb 14 2013 14:52:59   
      
    > 3. Legalizing drugs would save the country billions of dollars a year.   
      
       I think the entire reason that, despite that very logical argument, the war   
   on drugs continues to be perpetrated has to do with point 3 above.  Although it   
   would save the country billions of dollars a year, by doing so it would deprive   
   the MASSIVE for-profit prison industry from raking in their share of the   
   profits.  They influence judges on a massive scale, as well.  This can be done   
   in many ways at low-levels all the way to high ones; take for instance   
   documented (and google-able) cases of local city/county judges receiving   
   kickbacks from the industry for incarceration of minors in JDCs.  For an   
   example of a high-level one, take the money that the for-profit prison industry   
   throws at the issue of selection of judges/justices.   
       The government, by now, knows that the criminalization of marijuana is   
   harmful to millions.  The government doesn't deal with that well, though.  Nor   
   do they [obviously] represent the people, at least at the federal level.  The   
   government, at the federal level, handles the needs of the corporation.  It's   
   supposed to be by the people, for the people, and of the people.   
   s/people/corporations/g and you'll understand how it really works.  They need   
   the industries to profit from that money like a vampire needs blood.   
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