Jes Saunders
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Jes Saunders commented on Laurence Tribe on Law and Globalization on January 25, 2008, 12:47 AM
I partially agree with Professor Tribe, however, if the justices think too much of what other countries reactions will be to our justice system, we loose what makes us an individual country. Of course a global view should be taken whenever making an important decision, however, it should not sway the individual's perceptions of right and wrong.
Jes Saunders commented on Laurence Tribe on Law and Globalization on January 24, 2008, 7:47 PM
I partially agree with Professor Tribe, however, if the justices think too much of what other countries reactions will be to our justice system, we loose what makes us an individual country. Of course a global view should be taken whenever making an important decision, however, it should not sway the individual's perceptions of right and wrong.
My name is Jes. I'm a junior in high school, and I've been starced so long of real discussions, I leaped at the first chance to join this web site. As you can tell from my ID, I really love all types of metal music. Of course, I respect the great musicians, Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray. Music aside, I'm generally conservative, yet I'm always open to a real debate. I suppose I consider myself a conservative libritarian, or a libritarian leaning to the right.
Jes Saunders commented on How Ethical is Marijuana Prohibition? on January 25, 2008, 1:15 AM
I agree. To quote a friend of mine, "Booze kills weed chills."I don't actually see anything ethically wrong with the criminalization of marijuana, however, logically, I find many faults, most of which you have said here. One thing that I would like to bring up, in addition to everything you have just said, is that if marijuana was discovered tomorrow to be a deadly drug, I find even more cause for the legalization of it. I say this because if it is legalized, the FDA would, as with everything else, monitors what goes into it, instead of the stuff you buy off the streets with who knows what's in it. In addition to government regulations, I believe that the legalizing of marijuana would be good for the government for one main reason - taxation. If you look at tobacco sales, taxation, which varies dramatically by state, can rise to a maximum of around 90% the wholesale price. If marijuana was legalized and taxed, the government would have another large source of income and could decrease taxes on individual for simply having a job.