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战争的现实在药物
星期三， 2008年4月23日
当民主党竞选总统者提供少许更多比微温改革在药物政策边际和共和党被提名人主要许诺更多同一场老药物战争(寻找一篇文章下个星期在主要党竞争者罪行和药物政策)，寻找根本改革在美国药物政策的人们在二个主要党之外看。 上星期，药物战争在右边、自由意志论者党和它的总统竞选记载审查了选择。 这个星期，我们转动我们的意图到左边，对 绿党 并且独立竞选 Ralph纳德. 当第三方选择象绿色或自由意志论者在赢取普遍的总统表决- 2000年纳德绿色候选资格的大百分比未成功时只获取了2.7%全国表决和为少许超过五十万个表决结合的2004年竞争的纳德和绿色候选人全国性-在紧密竞选，第三方可能投掷状态的选举团票数到一个或其他主要党候选人。 采取一个例子，不计其数的民主人士仍然fuming 2000年纳德竞选通过轻微获取在佛罗里达花费了他们竞选在100,000个表决以下。 “一次第三方竞选可能产生在紧的种族上的变化”，比尔吹笛者说药物政策行动网络，游说的胳膊的 药物政策联盟. “在这次竞选，它可能来自政治光谱的任一边”。 当对药物改革和自由意志论者感兴趣的保守性有时自由意志论者党，为自由主义者和进步，绿党来最紧密到一项美味的药物政策。 在它最近 社会正义平台采取在2004全国大会，党要求-尤其-撤销“三罢工”法律，并且必须判刑，一个结尾到财产没收为在监狱建筑在药物unconvicted嫌疑犯、延期偿付，无被害人犯罪的decriminalization包括大麻财产，工业用大麻的合法化和“一个结尾到战争”。 “执法给予对与药物相关和狭窄街道罪行的许多重视，而不是足够在公司，白领和环境罪行的起诉”，认为平台。 “At the same time, we must develop a firm approach to law enforcement that directly addresses violent crime, including trafficking in hard drugs. Violence that creates a climate of further violence must be stopped. Police brutality has reached epidemic levels in the United States and we call for effective monitoring of police agencies to eliminate police brutality.” While the Green Party platform has its contradictions — it calls for marijuana decrim and an end to the drug war, but also defines selling drugs as “violent crime” — it is miles ahead of the major parties on drug policy. And the current crop of Green Party presidential candidates appear to be ahead of the party platform. Former Democratic Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney looks to be the front-runner for the party nomination at this stage, primarily because of her high name recognition and national reputation. On her web site, McKinney says bluntly, “We want to end the war on drugs now!” In addition to targeting communities of color, “the War on Drugs has become a war on truth, taxpayers, civil liberties, and higher education for the poor and middle class, and sadly, it has also become a war on treatment, addicts, and reason,” says her statement. It also “provides cover for US military intervention in foreign countries, particularly to our south, and that this increased militarization is used to put down all social protest movements in countries like Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and elsewhere.” “This is a big issue for Cynthia, especially as it impacts communities of color and regarding the prison industrial complex,” said John Judge, a McKinney press spokesman. It’s also a big issue for other Green candidates. “Drug policy is a big issue for me, it affects my daily life,” said contender Kat Swift, a San Antonio-based political activist and former co-chair of the Texas Green Party. “I work at a homeless center, and we deal with drug issues all the time. We’re across the street from a park with a lot of illegal drug sales. I’ve also had friends and family members arrested for having a joint.” Swift said she is looking to long-time drug reform activist and former Connecticut Green Party gubernatorial candidate Cliff Thornton, and his group, Efficacy for guidance on drug policy issues. “Cliff has submitted an amendment to our drug policy plank that would call for legalizing and regulating all drugs, and I don’t know that I differ with him on this at all,” she said. For Swift, drug policy is a pivotal issue. “This is an area where race and class and even how we treat women and children is at play,” she said. “This is about the prison-industrial complex and keeping people in their class.” “I am opposed to the war on drugs,” said contender Kent Mesplay, who came up in California Green Party politics and now serves as a delegate to the Green National Committee. Calling the drug war a “vestige of Puritanism,” he added that “it is, in effect, a war on poor people with terror for us all when we realize how completely the US government attempts to micro-manage our lives. It would be far better to have governmental agencies put money and effort into actually educating people as to the science of drug use.” And just in case that wasn’t clear enough, Mesplay added, “Yes, I have smoked marijuana and I favor its decriminalization.” Neither the other Green Party presidential contender, Jesse Johnson, nor the Nader campaign responded to Chronicle requests for information on their drug policy positions. Johnson’s campaign web site does not mention drug policy, nor does Nader list it among his “Twelve Issues that Matter in 2008,” although his web site says it is open for more issues and he has embraced drug reform in past campaigns. According to the Green Party web site, McKinney stands alone at the head of the pack in the delegate count, but that’s with only three states having decided. The contest for the party’s nomination will be on until the party national meeting later this summer. Once again, people for whom drug reform is a major issue will have a choice, whether on the left or the right. They can vote for parties and candidates who support their drug policy positions, but who have little to no chance of winning, or they can vote for a Democrat in hopes of obtaining reforms on the margins, or they can vote for the Republican despite their drug policy convictions. [This article was published by StoptheDrugWar.org's lobbying arm, the Drug Reform Coordination Network, which also shares the cost of maintaining this web site. DRCNet Foundation takes no positions on candidates for public office, in compliance with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and does not pay for reporting that could be interpreted or misinterpreted as doing so. Writing staff attempted to craft this article with full journalistic integrity as we do with our 501(c)(3) publishing.] Have Your Say: The Reality of the War on Drugs Please read our posting guidelines before posting. 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Why should the leading parties change anything about the current soft drug legislation , what have they got too gain , just one or maybe two questions i would like too ask here . 1 - Just who is in charge of the poppie crops in afghanistan and 2 - If they are so concerned with the so called war on drugs why have they just not destroyed the crops . Do a google search and you will find the answer in a matter of seconds . BUSINESS AS USUAL AND BIG MONEY TOO BE MADE ! . White collar crime offers no incetive too those that look like they are tackling crime by crimalising marajuna while the poppies just keep on growing . Hemp as a raw plant has so many uses appart from certain medicinal properties it is a fantastic cheap resource for replacing synthetic man-made fibres and it grows at an incredible rate so would offer an eco-friendly alternative for clothing , bags , carpets ect ect and without the need for slave labour too provide the need and demand for cheap clothing as we have now . But of course we are being denied this valuable resource as there is no PROFFIT TOO BE MADE in a natural plant that grows easily and with minimal effort !!! .