LETTER OF THE WEEK

STEP CLOSE TO SUBJUGATION

I am appalled at the decision to extradite Marc Emery on May 10 for
clearly political reasons, despite the move directly violating
Canada's extradition treaty with the United States which states that
no citizen may be extradited for a political crime.

On the day of Emery's arrest, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
released a statement that confirmed that the extradition was
politically motivated.

It's clearly targeted at the rapidly growing marijuana legalization
movement in both Canada and the U.S.

Since Emery has tirelessly crusaded for years to legalize this
harmless substance, he's an obvious target for the wasteful and
futile American "war on drugs."

He is only one of thousands of people out there selling seeds in the
U.S., Holland and Britain, yet those parties are not being prosecuted.

Emery was chosen because he is an extremely influential leader in the
legalization movement.

Never have I been more ashamed of the Canadian government, which
bowed down and gave away one of our citizens for a five-year sentence
for what would merit a $500-fine in our own country.

We truly have given away our sovereignty in giving away Emery, and
are that much closer to becoming politically subjugated to the U.S.

Tony C. Quick

Saskatoon

Pubdate: Thu, 20 May 2010

Source: StarPhoenix, The (CN SN)