02-19-2006, 03:24 PM
The Dominion of BigRedCatFeb 19 2006, 02:20 PM 1. Recreational drug use and drug control should be left to each nation.
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Recreational drugs should be left to each individual. It's their body, not the government's.
Quote: 2. As the use of drugs for recreational purposes is not a human right and therefore not an area of concern for the UN.[/quote]
The sovereignity over one's own body is very much a human right, privacy is a human right, and therefor this is a UN concern.
Quote: 3. Drug related criminal activities have an impact on international security, econonic and political relations, which are areas of concern for the UN. None of those aspects are addressed in this resolution beyond limited de-criminalization, which should be done at the discretion of each nation.[/quote]
Drug related criminal activities are there because nations make drugs criminal. If they're traded legally like alcohol is now, you'll see much less criminal activity. Cars are used in criminal activity, airplanes are, yet we don't outlaw them.
In short: what I want to put in my body is my, and only my, concern. Not the government's. If I want to get drunk, I get drunk. If I want to get stoned, I get stoned. As long as I don't bother other people, stay out of my business.
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Recreational drugs should be left to each individual. It's their body, not the government's.
Quote: 2. As the use of drugs for recreational purposes is not a human right and therefore not an area of concern for the UN.[/quote]
The sovereignity over one's own body is very much a human right, privacy is a human right, and therefor this is a UN concern.
Quote: 3. Drug related criminal activities have an impact on international security, econonic and political relations, which are areas of concern for the UN. None of those aspects are addressed in this resolution beyond limited de-criminalization, which should be done at the discretion of each nation.[/quote]
Drug related criminal activities are there because nations make drugs criminal. If they're traded legally like alcohol is now, you'll see much less criminal activity. Cars are used in criminal activity, airplanes are, yet we don't outlaw them.
In short: what I want to put in my body is my, and only my, concern. Not the government's. If I want to get drunk, I get drunk. If I want to get stoned, I get stoned. As long as I don't bother other people, stay out of my business.