JUST SAY NO - TO LEGISLATING MORALITY

Re: "My view's evolving - William F. Buckley approved of drug
legalization. Is it time more conservatives reconsidered? asks Mark
Davis," Sunday Points.

Reflecting on William F. Buckley's progressive drug stance, Mr. Davis
does not seem to have evolved his view at all. It is Mr. Davis'
opinion that the teen who passes on drugs out of fear of arrest
proves the system works. How? His hypothetical drugs were
manufactured, distributed, made available and probably sold to someone else.

The real problem is threefold for the average citizen: theft/robbery
committed to pay for drugs, a criminal culture arising from drug
distribution, and bloody turf wars and the rise of international drug cartels.

Mr. Buckley may have agreed that the government cannot legislate
morality, a painful lesson learned with the Prohibition. The money
stream created for organized crime allowing them to finance
prostitution, gambling and racketeering far outweighed the evils of
"demon rum." Americans wised up. They also continued drinking.

Gary Funderburk, Dallas