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It can't be won

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poee endorsed Tryder

v It can't be won
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warwil630 voted

v It can't be won
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Bob72370 voted

v It can't be won
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littlewolf8469 voted

v It can't be won
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May 22
RepomanGP endorsed Mr_GO_HERD

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May 22
HMB1114 voted

v It can't be won
May 21
rojopa voted

v It can't be won
May 20

lawnmowrman

v With better policies

Enlist Mosanto to alter the RNA of all naturally occurring illegal substances so that they become deadly to humans. Granted it would take years to decades for pollen to spread.

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May 19
kosmik endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
May 19
LEC endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
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May 19
DesignerLM voted

v With better policies
May 19
madmama endorsed Mr_GO_HERD

v With better policies
May 19
Companion101 endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
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May 18

DrNickels

v It can't be won

I wanted to say go to war with Mexico and the cartels since they are pretty much one in the same now, but that's not an option.

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May 17
bnr18241 voted

v It can't be won
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May 17
DrSilicon voted

v It can't be won
May 17
Kacela endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
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May 17
sml11 endorsed Tryder

v It can't be won
May 17
Zach endorsed ABartonHinkleK

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May 16
Obsidion voted

v It can't be won
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May 16
captbigtime voted

v It can't be won
May 16
StanH voted

v It can't be won
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May 15

tomincali

v With better policies

we cannot win crap the way the gov does it. first would have to put an all out effort to keep it out,something our gov refuses to devote enough into. pulling all our guy on this back home and work from within. also have to check on all who have been in this for years to make sure they are not now corrupt. then rotate rotate rotate all who work our border security so they do not even know where they will be and investigate all who have gotten friendly with too many from outside the country. putting ourselves in their place, a guy comes up with money,proves he knows where all your family lives,offers you money or you and all living relatives die. reason for non stop ro...

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May 15

jessejaymes

v It can't be won

Back in the 1970's people were sent to prison for 30 years to life for a couple of joints in the Bible Belt. How'd that work out for your war on drugs? There was a time when "drugs" meant things like Pot, LSD, Speed, Heroin and the odd fringe drug like Peyote. Today what was known as "speed" has morphed into a far dangerous drug called Meth. Because of the war on drugs. Things like battery acid are used in producing "Meth" because the former less harmful ingredients are no longer available. Marijuana is 10X's a potent as it was 40 years ago. But nobody dies from pot. They do die from the alternative substitute synthetic legal fake pot that goes around these days. ...

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May 15
mblake89 voted

v It can't be won
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May 14
Angry_man endorsed Keyjo

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May 14
SlimElmo91 voted

v It can't be won
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May 14

MensaMan

v With better policies

First, execute all drug dealers with three convictions. Second, execute all drug smugglers found guilty. Third, make marijuana LEGAL but tax it like tobacco and alcohol.

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May 13
Nurse8493 voted

v We're winning already
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May 13
missing_mish voted

v It can't be won
May 13
Fyi1957 endorsed Tryder

v It can't be won
May 12

harold_lloyd

v It can't be won

If America won't,"Just Say No," then it can't be won. But it's like any other big program, no matter what the results, there are people who will line up to promote it. Count up all the people who profit from the drug trade, on both sides, and you'll see why the war on drugs will never end.

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May 12
smbiz voted

v It can't be won
May 12
Bill2E endorsed Tryder

v It can't be won
May 12
looncraz endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
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May 11
Gatnos voted

v It can't be won
May 11
MarkColwell endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
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May 10
hancel voted

v With better policies
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May 9
LilliB voted

v It can't be won
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May 9
Bill voted

v It can't be won
May 9
GunPolitics endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
May 9
oldtimer2 endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
May 8
Reidabsher voted

v It can't be won
May 8
whatheheck endorsed Tryder

v It can't be won
May 8
AndrewMC voted

v With better policies
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May 8
Iceywarm voted

v It can't be won
May 7
that1guy voted

v It can't be won
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May 7
Big_jeff voted

v It can't be won
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May 7
farmer_bruce endorsed ABartonHinkleK

v It can't be won
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May 6
gitrdone8383 voted

v It can't be won

May 20

lawnmowrman

v With better policies

Enlist Mosanto to alter the RNA of all naturally occurring illegal substances so that they become deadly to humans. Granted it would take years to decades for pollen to spread.

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May 18

DrNickels

v It can't be won

I wanted to say go to war with Mexico and the cartels since they are pretty much one in the same now, but that's not an option.

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May 15

tomincali

v With better policies

we cannot win crap the way the gov does it. first would have to put an all out effort to keep it out,something our gov refuses to devote enough into. pulling all our guy on this back home and work from within. also have to check on all who have been in this for years to make sure they are not now corrupt. then rotate rotate rotate all who work our border security so they do not even know where they will be and investigate all who have gotten friendly with too many from outside the country. putting ourselves in their place, a guy comes up with money,proves he knows where all your family lives,offers you money or you and all living relatives die. reason for non stop ro...

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May 15

jessejaymes

v It can't be won

Back in the 1970's people were sent to prison for 30 years to life for a couple of joints in the Bible Belt. How'd that work out for your war on drugs? There was a time when "drugs" meant things like Pot, LSD, Speed, Heroin and the odd fringe drug like Peyote. Today what was known as "speed" has morphed into a far dangerous drug called Meth. Because of the war on drugs. Things like battery acid are used in producing "Meth" because the former less harmful ingredients are no longer available. Marijuana is 10X's a potent as it was 40 years ago. But nobody dies from pot. They do die from the alternative substitute synthetic legal fake pot that goes around these days. ...

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May 14

MensaMan

v With better policies

First, execute all drug dealers with three convictions. Second, execute all drug smugglers found guilty. Third, make marijuana LEGAL but tax it like tobacco and alcohol.

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May 15

tomincali

the executing of smugglers would be a great start,need court right where they come in and execute there as well. so all others can see what they have coming.

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May 12

harold_lloyd

v It can't be won

If America won't,"Just Say No," then it can't be won. But it's like any other big program, no matter what the results, there are people who will line up to promote it. Count up all the people who profit from the drug trade, on both sides, and you'll see why the war on drugs will never end.

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May 5

BEKennedy

v It can't be won

The only way to even get closer to winning is to legalize marijuana, tax it & distribute it. This will take away from the drug cartels but will show the people that our Government gives a little even though it takes away alot. Give ppl some rights rather than taking them away. Regain our confidence instead of losing it more. Plus I guarantee the revenue will produce at least $4 billion/day.

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May 2

NoAmnestyEVER

v It can't be won

We can start by giving the death penalty to every illegal alien who carries drugs across the border, and that's about 99% of them.

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May 1

Prime_Meridian

v It can't be won

I endorse just about everyone who voted "It Can't Be Won". Decriminalize drugs and we get to use the resources we're wasting now on prevention and treatment programs; we significantly reduce gun violence in inner-cities. According to CDC&P 8,900 of the murders in this country are committed by drug-dealing gang-bangers. We also reduce the corruption in government and the private sector that comes from drugs being illegal. We also give a body blow to the Mexican and Colombian drug cartels. Like many wrote, alcohol was 'banned' for 13 years. All it gave us was record violence, record corruption and the establishment of the Cosa Nostra in the USA with their branch...

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Apr 30

mwr

v With better policies

make it legal and tax it. put controls on the legal aspect and tax it like booze, taxes, and other sin tax items.

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Apr 30

WallStreet

v It can't be won

Just surrender and save the billions spent fighting a battle that can't be won

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Apr 29

HEATM88472

v We're winning already

I chose the wrong option! I'm not that stupid this war cannot be won!

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Apr 29

lizardking

v It can't be won

End it...

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Apr 28

rickv2

v It can't be won

Surrender.

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Apr 27

scotta

v It can't be won

They tries to win against booze it was called prohibition. It failed. So will this war. If they just legalize it control by the states collect taxes on it

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Apr 25

marine1

v It can't be won

It's the most profitable business the U S has. Why would you think anyone would want to stop it?

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Apr 24

ResQMan

v It can't be won

People Are Going To Do It Regardless And That A FACT!!!!!!!!!!

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May 2

NoAmnestyEVER

JUST SAY NO, to Barack Obama!!!!!!

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Mar '13

teri

v It can't be won

I think that the money spent on the war on drugs most likely really goes to support other things like CIA black ops. People got smart and realized that even the government wasn't stupid enough to pay $500.00 for a hammer ( this is how are government used to cover money for covert actions). Now that the people are catching on to the phony war on drugs, I wonder what they will think up next?

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Mar '13

kathyparsell

v With better policies

By basing the scheduling on fact, decriminalizing/legalizing pot, putting proceeds from drug seizures into free treatment programs.

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Mar '12

ABartonHinkle K

Editor and columnist, Richmond, Virginia, Times-Dispatch ...

v It can't be won

The way to win the war on drugs is to stop fighting it. People in recovery define insanity as trying the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That also describes Americaâs approach to prohibition â first of alcohol, then of drugs. America is spending tens of billions a year putting drug users in prison, but barely denting drug use while actively enabling organized crime. Locking up addicts doesnât treat addiction. Letâs stop fighting the war and start fixing the wounded.

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Apr '12

Tryder

v It can't be won

The war on drugs is much more dangerous than the drugs themselves. Did prohibition not teach us anything?

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Mar '12

WhoYouGot

v With better policies

Why not legalize some drugs? It's a win win situation. Supply meets demand, prices go down. Government can regulate, while skimming some money.

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Jul '12

MellowGuy

v Reduce American demand

It's a medical problem. Treat those that use harmful drugs, and prosecute those that sell harmful drugs. And, don't let politicians decide what drugs are harmful -- it should be done by experts.

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Mar '12

SirVantes

v It can't be won

Every law needs a rational argument for it's purpose. Without that rational purpose it is simply trying to impose one group's morals on another. The drug laws have been proven purpose-less by both our experience of sinking billions into prohibition while consumption rises, as well as other nations (Denmark-Portugal) that have successfully legalized and taken control of their drug use. As long as mind-altering substances remain illegal they will remain out of control and kill more people than if they were legal to begin with.

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Jul '12

Mr_GO_HERD

v With better policies

Legalize marijuana and put that wasted money towards drugs that are actually harmful to users as well as those around them. Tylenol, cigarettes, caffeine, Ibuprofren, and a host of other legal drugs are far more dangerous in fact lethal if overdosed. Marijuana is not.

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May '12

killermrk

v It can't be won

With drug prohibition, American society is faced with two problems: A crime problem, and a public health problem. If you eliminate the prohibition, and release the oft non-violent offenders while introducing a system of regulation and taxation, you remove the crime problem by undermining the cartels who make their hay on the lucrative black markets leaving only a public health issue. This is easily fixed by opening more drug abuse clinics and making it easier for people to get back on their feet when drugs have knocked them down. Not to mention the billions upon billions of new tax revenue brought in after legalization.

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Jul '12

Keyjo

v It can't be won

The way to win the war is to stop it. Legalize the popular drugs, tax and regulate their sales. We empower the cartels, the dealers, the gangs by keeping them illegal and driving up their value. Legalizing them and regulating them will cause the prices to dive while assuring the purity of the product. The tax dollars could go towards rehabilitation. (Hint: rehab only works when the participant is actually willing.) The "war on drugs" is a money pit! With what we spend on this WOD's , we could cover every American with health care and feed every hungry American child. And a healthy, well fed child is more likely to stay in school and learn and go on to be a productive,...

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May '12

Iamjim42

v It can't be won

The war on drugs is an unjust and unconstitutional war on productive, hardworking American citizens pushed by moralist zealots who wish to eliminate our right to put in our bodies whatever we wish. There is no more despecable and ethically bankrupt organization than the DEA (except maybe the CIA.)

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Jul '12

mimi57

v It can't be won

Because something 'can't be won', I guess that must mean you stop trying. ..Denmark has the highest child porn industry , do we say it's okay too? People still have to fight the 'good fight', maybe that's a thing of the past and maybe that's why the Country is in the state that it's in...

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