Pubdate: Fri, 31 May 2002
Source: Register-Guard, The (OR)
Copyright: 2002 The Register-Guard
Contact:  http://www.registerguard.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/362
Author: Brian Palmer
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1020/a03.html?1371

GOD'S LAW MISAPPLIED

I nearly coughed up a mouthful of coffee on my newspaper when I read Terry 
Blaney's ridiculous comment (letters, May 28) about the law of supply and 
demand for illegal drugs being God's law, thereby making the war against 
drugs in violation of God's law. A principle of basic economics, maybe - 
but "God's law"? Please!

Granted, progress in the "war" on drugs has been poor at best, and that is 
aside from the question of whether it should even be waged or not. But I 
wonder if Blaney would apply that logic to guns, child prostitutes and 
animal furs. Probably not, I am guessing. I believe that God's law runs 
more along the lines of "love your neighbor" than "make everything I want 
legal."

Brian Palmer

Dorena
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