Pubdate: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 Source: Brownsville Herald, The (TX) Copyright: 2006 The Brownsville Herald Contact: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/contact.php Website: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1402 Author: Kirk Muse FREEDOM IS JUST AN EMPTY WORD Editor: I'm writing about the thoughtful column by Tibor Machan, "Willie Nelson, public enemy?" published Oct. 1. I'd like to add that our drug laws show that the word freedom is just an empty word. If adult citizens are not free to choose for themselves what goes into their own bodies, even in the privacy of their own homes, then the word "freedom" is meaningless, empty and hollow. Kirk Muse Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman