Posted by Elizabeth on June 3, 2000, at 8:27:42
In reply to Re: H.R. 2987--ADDers: Feds crack down on amphetamines, posted by Noa on May 31, 2000, at 15:45:59
> The idea of secret searches seems wrong, no matter how good the intention, ie, stopping the hazardous proliferation of street meth, which is a lot more dangerous than the amphetamines I and others here take. To give the FBI this level of power is a bad idea. They should not be given leeway to sidestep usual judicial decisions regarding searches.
Very scary. Just tosses out half of the Bill of Rights. Yikes.
I loved the requirements for even more anti-drug propaganda (you realize of course that this is just going to lead to more stigma for people who take stimulants for ADHD, depression, etc.).
And how about that part that makes it illegal to tell someone how to make amphetamine. Next thing we know, it'll be illegal to explain the pharmacology of amphetamine, and after that they'll make it a crime to express dissenting opinions about amphetamine.
It really frightens me how anti=drug hysteria can turn ordinary people into fascist nuts. I mean, so many Americans just buy into the propaganda. And I think it really isn't about drugs, it's about fear of "different" people. Makes it a lot easier to see how the Holocaust could have happened.
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