We have no chance. What do we do, ignore the problem . There are things we can do. Thethe goal should be to channel the trade every substance as well as other current illicit drugs and illegal channels come into the hands of reputable businesses which means requiring standards for labeling and dosage so that customers no what there getting. And then as citizens of a free society they get to make there own decisions. People see a percentage of the population has a great desire to get high one way or the other. People have been sniffing glue and paint thinner for decades. We are not about out those substances. It would not be effective if we tried. Again the focus ought to be on Harm Reduction policy one that tries to channel the trade through the hands of reputable businesses, guarantees accurate labeling and dosage and then allows people to remain free to make there own decisions for good or ill. Nobody saidnobody said the ability to make these decisions will always ensure wise decisio
Followed. An agency that over the past several years has been mired in a tory us gridlock. Theyve had difficulty really agreeing on anything of great subs. Substance. As a result, many of these areas that we are talking about are very fuzzy. Court nations, Nonprofit Organizations and whether they can spend as much money as they want to on politics coordinations, Nonprofit Organizations and whether they can spend as much money as they want to on. Many of these issues are being punted. Agencies cannot agree on it. They will be weighing in in 2016 which leaves everything up in the air on these specific questions. Host for the radio listeners we showed a headline to one of Dave Levinthals recent stories about gridlocked elections watchdogs. Questions about these Campaign Reports . Time to call in in general. Democratic line, st. Louis missouri, good morning. Caller good morning. Mr. Leventhal, this is a hypothetical question. If you were to add up all the money that was spent on campaigns,
Which is one of the tragic consequences. Attics okay. Okay. Drug addiction is a tragedy. But it is a bigger tragedy when they die because of the drug war itself. Finally i should wrapi should wrap this up by saying that is futile is this drug warriors as destructive as it is that is not the real reason why we should call for the end to this war. I mean, we see the futility going to put him back in jail make sure he is incarcerated for the rest of his life without parole like they did the silk road guy. You know, for what . What is the. . They put him back in jail or they dont. Nothing is going to change any more than it has over the last four years. But the real reason that we want to end this war on drugs is not just the futility of it but because of the concept of human freedom. Ted mentioned russia and iran. Conservative examples of the war on drugs. Lets look at the leftist examples like cuba and north korea and china and vietnam all of which have drug laws and the drug war because
Cspan. Org january 6. Our coverage of the january 6 coittee and all cpaprogram is sponsored as a Public Service by theable Television Industry and these television providers. Up next, we will take you back now when the Committee First convened earlier this afternoon at 1 p. M. Eastern. Mr. Thompson the select committee to investigate january 6 attack on the United States capital will be in order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Pursuant to House Authority regulation 10, the chair announces the committees approval to release the deposition material presented during todays hearing. Good afternoon. May god bless the United States of america. Four months ago, this committee started to present our findings to you, the American People. From the beginning, we understood that some people watching those proceedings would assume that the committees investigation was a part of partisan exercise. That is why at ask those who are skeptical