“Here the system is creating an industry around the drug issue when it does nothing to stop the corrupt military that moves the drugs, and the big banks that are all in cahoots with the President and the big shots in the Congress.” DoeBigsMovingPresidentIssuesMilitaryIndustryDrugCreatingShotsCongressBig Shots Author:Jerry Brown
“The drug war isn't what purports to be. If you look at the whole operation and the tie-in between the American intelligence agencies, these so-called "assets", the spies on the payroll of the CIA, and drug dealers. Don't let members of Congress and the media get away with this complacency and distortion!” IfsLooksWarWholeMediaDrugMembersLet MeCongressOperationsTiesAgencyGet AwayAssetsSpyComplacencyCiaDistortionDealerWar On DrugsDrug DealersPayrollIntelligence Agencies Author:Jerry Brown
“Thou shalt not steal unless thou hast a majority vote in Congress.... I'm healthy; subsidized prescription drugs won't do me much good. I'd be willing to forego my prescription drugs if Congress would force some young American to mow my lawn.” IfsYoungForceWillingHealthyDrugVoteMajorityCongressStealingPrescriptionsLawnsPrescription DrugsMajority Vote Author:Walter E. Williams
“Mandatory minimum sentences give no discretion to judges about the amount of time that the person should receive once a guilty verdict is rendered. Harsh mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses were passed by Congress in the 1980s as part of the war on drugs and the "get tough" movement, sentences that have helped to fuel our nation's prison boom and have also greatly aggravated racial disparities, particularly in the application of mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine.” GivingShouldPersonsWarNationsMovementJudgingAmountDrugToughPrisonCongressSentencesGuiltyFuelCracksApplicationMinimumOffenseHarshCocaineDiscretionWar On DrugsVerdictDisparityAggravated Author:Michelle Alexander
“More than 70 percent of seniors are asking for more time. It is long overdue for Congress to listen and make sure that seniors have a prescription drug plan that works for them.” LongPlansDrugPercentAskingCongressMore TimeSeniorPrescriptionsPrescription DrugsOverdue Author:Dan Lipinski
“As we celebrate Recovery Month, it is time for Congress to knock down the barriers to treatment and recovery for 26 million Americans suffering the ravages of alcohol and drug addiction.” SufferingMillionsMonthsDrugAddictionCongressAlcoholRecoveryCelebrateTreatmentBarriersDrug AddictionFunny Sarcastic Author:Jim Ramstad