Posted by
Sam Heath on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:31:37 PM
There are times when I feel like Nick Charles in the Thin Man because of my knowing so many unsavory characters, not all of which are relatively benign or Runyonesque. Because of this and having just received a call from an inmate in the Kern County Jail begging me to say something about the overcrowded conditions it is no secret illegal aliens make their contribution to the problem. Be that as it may it should be obvious that most of the overcrowding of our jails and prisons throughout California and other states is due to what are often referred to as “victimless crimes” like drug use and prostitution. And please spare me the moralizing about the term “victimless” when so many books are already written on both sides, talks shows, columnists holding forth ad infinitum and one may choose their own “experts.”
People who know me also know my “conservative” credentials are in considerable disarray because of my position on legalizing marijuana, prostitution, euthanasia, what some call my “soft” attitude toward abortion, and my opposition to the death penalty because of the capriciousness with which as with child molestation it is handled from state-to-state. But I continue to say a pox on both houses of Congress for refusing to secure our borders and printing ballots in foreign tongues, refusing to make English our national language by law, refusing to deal with the issue of “anchor babies” and so much more.
While the media has paid some attention to the overcrowding in California jails and prisons it is obvious the problem is one of drugs and prostitution for the greater part. But even some judge’s years ago began to call for legalizing these in order to unclog the courts; and few are in a better position than judges to speak knowledgeably to the issue.
But following the money it is relatively easy to see why drugs especially are profitable to world leaders including those here in America. And it would be utterly naïve to say our leaders do not profit from refusing to legalize marijuana in particular. And it would be naïve to say politicians do not avail themselves of prostitutes, often at taxpayer expense, not to mention the drug habits of many politicians. So, the double standard exists between politicians and we the Great Unwashed. Our leaders do not obey the laws they pass against ordinary Americans, and it remains “How much justice can you afford?” when it comes to the ordinary citizen.
I spent many years as a gun enthusiast, a handloader, gunsmith and shooter; I have been a lifetime supporter of our Second Amendment and the NRA. But I do not want people owning guns that are not law abiding citizens, I do not want even law abiding citizens to be able to simply go into a gun store and buy a gun without a thorough background check, and I most certainly do not want anyone to simply plunk down the money and walk out with a machine gun. And even the staunchest supporter of our Second Amendment would cringe at being able to legally buy hand grenades or any such explosive devices. There must be an accommodation to reason when debating such issues.
Many superfluous so-called “gun control” laws are passed due to politicians being fearful of an armed citizenry because of the organized robbery and tyranny our Federal Triune Dictatorship represents as our Founding Fathers wisely foresaw could happen. But trying to get politicians to deal effectively with the overcrowding of jails and prisons comes down to their refusal to give up the drug money lining their own pockets and the profits they make from the slave labor pouring into America along with the drugs from Mexico.
Largely because of emasculating political correctness the media is unable to deal effectively with the problem of overcrowding in our jails and prisons, not even daring to address the issue of the impact of illegal aliens, but then advocating for the legalizing of marijuana would at least be sensible. I am not so naïve as to expect the same thing done for prostitution, but no one can fail to realize there is a vacuum of leadership in America to deal effectively with the issues that are tearing our nation apart, not the least of which is the double standard of politicians denying accountability for their own use of drugs and prostitutes while demanding ordinary citizens that do not enjoy the privileges of power obey the laws such politicians pass.