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I just spoke with Mike Smithson of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. I don’t know much about them, but they have an effective way to talk about the drug war. When police officers, prison wardens and judges who have spent years working in the criminal justice system talk about the need to end the war on drugs, people listen. A layperson can make the exact same arguments and be dismissed as a “silly pothead”, whether or not it is true. It is a similar strategy to the one taken by T. Boone Pickens, an oil man who is arguing that we can’t drill our way out of the energy crisis. I don’t trust T. Boone one bit, but it is an interesting comparison. Sometimes the source of the a message is more important than the message itself.
Mike was kind enough to take a few minutes to explain what the organization is about.
Decriminalizing marijuana would not only greatly reduce the massive strain on our judicial system, a system much in need of both relief and review, but police would enjoy the added benefit of making amends with a substantial portion of the citizenry. This act alone could make allies of adversaries all over the country, quelling anti-police sentiment and uniting the good citizens and the good police officers together so we might fix this country.
A nice logical idea methinks, however it does hinge on whether or not the NWO gets its marching orders before we the people become enlightened enough to allow the right things to happen.
Well put, sir (or madam)
JOSH,
thanks for stopping by our booth! It is a dynamic opportunity to represent these current and former law enforcement officials in their courageous stand against what some see as a Quixotic effort. Life is about perspective: half full or half empty. Frankly, I cannot put in enough hrs each day to address all of the requests we receive to get a LEAP speaker in front of an audience. Conservative talk radio shows, Rotarys, Kiwanis, Lions, church congregations, college students grps and many, many more reach out to us.
There is great demand for our speakers, our message and our goal. Help us by blogging about the organization. Help us by passing along info to local media so that they will balance their drug war reporting with a comment by a LEAP speaker.