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Friday, April 20, 2007
Signing Up for the DEA
Today I registered for the DEA. I bought some cold medicine. Thanks to the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 I got to show ID and register for the DEA to purchase one $5 package of Tylenol Cold & Sinus.NPR proclaims this law a fabulous success. In an article titled "Mexican 'Ice' Replaces Home-Cooked Meth in U.S." NPR says:
The nation's war on drugs has at least one successful battle: State and federal laws limiting access to cold medicines containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine have dramatically curtailed small "mom and pop" meth labs.Of course, the article notes that the home-cooked product has just been replaced with a newer, more powerful form of the drug from Mexico.
Congratulations to our politicians. We have once again assaulted the liberties of average, law-abiding citizens while simultaneously making both over-the-counter cold medicines and the drug problem worse. It seems almost inarguable to me that the more power we grant to bureaucrats the less safe and productive our lives become. The last law passed by Congress that actually improved things was in 1964. 43 years is a long, long time to go without a single useful act by our government. You'd think we would eventually figure out that less is more.
Terry Frazier at 6:42 PM
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Thursday, May 1, 2003
Anti-RAVE Act Becomes Law
President Bush has signed 'Amber Alert' bill to reduce abduction and save the children. Every good Mommy and Daddy will support this bill.Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) attached his Anti-RAVE bill as a rider to Amber Alert, pushing it through Congress when it failed to survive on its own last year. Anti-RAVE makes business owners criminally liable for the personal behavior of their customers and is a significant expansion of the 'War on Drugs'. The rider underwent no public review, open debate, or Congressional hearings this year.
Attorney General John D. Ashcroft hailed the law, calling it a "comprehensive effort to protect our children."
Make up your own mind.
Terry Frazier at 1:00 PM
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