Pubdate: Mon, 12 Nov 2001
Source: Press Democrat, The (CA)
Copyright: 2001 The Press Democrat
Contact:  http://www.pressdemo.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348
Author: Will Ozier

REPUBLICAN AGENDA

EDITOR: Regarding U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's order to 
criminalize Oregon doctors who prescribe federally controlled drugs in 
support of Oregon's assisted-suicide law, I thought that the Republicans 
were supposed to be strong on states' rights.

It seems that the Republicans are better described as champions of states' 
rights only as long as those rights conform to the Republicans' moral 
agenda. Sounds a lot like their position on legalizing medical use of 
marijuana.

At least they are good at making war, which, right now, seems like a good 
thing.

WILL OZIER

Petaluma
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