Oregon Voters Give Government More Power to Abuse

TimK — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0800

The ACLU is decries that Oregon voters chose to increase mandatory minimums for drug users.

Now, mandatory minimums are generally misguided, and anti-drug laws indeed have a whole host of problems. But for our purposes, one the worst problems is that every time the government mounts a new offensive against consensual acts (like drug use), innocent people end up getting caught in the middle. So much for living in a free country.

May the Lord have mercy on the voters of Oregon, because they’ve just given their own government another weapon it can use against them.

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Oregon Voters Give Government More Power to Abuse