Pubdate: Sat, 09 Dec 2000
Date: 12/09/2000
Source: Sacramento Bee (CA)
Author: Valeri Kennedy

The Dec. 3 article "No roadblock for liberty" cites the two most
important questions in our so-called drug wars: Where do we draw the
line on infringement of our constitutionally-guaranteed personal
liberties; and what were the intentions of our Founding Fathers when
they drafted the laws of our land?

A look at paragraph two of our Declaration of Independence clearly
answers both questions: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness."

Our "drug wars" have created a situation whereby your liberty is
taken, often for life, because of your choice of pursuit of happiness.
The line of infringement into our personal liberties was crossed a
long time ago.

Valeri Kennedy,
West Sacramento