Letters, Faxes & E-mail PRESIDENT CLINTON Learn from Prohibition

Although President Clinton, in his State of the Union address, and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), in his response, mentioned the war on drugs and the crackdown on crime, neither of them linked the two issues. Conventional wisdom ("Just say no") has not worked. It may be time...

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Published inThe Atlanta Constitution
Main Authors Donna Malloy, Roswell, Michael J. Duchac, Buford, Eric Driver, 14, Norcross, Terwilliger, Joel, Darin Zimmerman, Alpharetta, Macrynikolas, Dimitris, Linda W. Kelley, Dunwoody, Al Yezzi, Cartersville, Deidre Jones, Alpharetta
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LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 03.02.1998
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Summary:Although President Clinton, in his State of the Union address, and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), in his response, mentioned the war on drugs and the crackdown on crime, neither of them linked the two issues. Conventional wisdom ("Just say no") has not worked. It may be time to reconsider our prohibition on drugs. Prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s caused rampant crime. Can we learn from this lesson? What if known drug addicts, through screening and blood tests by physicians, are given the drugs they need in exchange for their participation in a drug rehabilitation program? They wouldn't need to commit crimes or push drugs on others to support their habit. Maybe then society, instead of drug lords, could control the flow of drugs. President Clinton is a disgrace to this country. Every time I look, it seems there is some scandal that involves the president. Why can't he just behave? He represents the most powerful nation in the world. Why have a leader when he'll just make us look bad? Clinton needs to shape up or ship out.
ISSN:2473-1609
2473-1617