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Friday Five May 3
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? 1.? The DEA has proposed rescheduling cannabis to relatively harmless - is this a good idea?
2.? ?Will the protests on college campuses spread this summer? 3.? Should animals be accorded the same rights to health, happiness and freedom of association as humans? 4.? ?Should government be colorblind in all aspects of regulation and law? 5.? Should unjust laws be disobeyed? |
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1.? The DEA has proposed rescheduling cannabis to relatively harmless - is this a good idea? Probably. Field testing has been underway for decades without significant major adverse social effects from recreational use based on a broad comparison with alcohol. Note that there are?adverse effects, especially to the lungs. not surprising, though, if one?inhales smoke?directly into those delicate organs. Certainly not as big an impact as cigarettes have been, I wager, and not worth criminalizing the activity over. 2.? ?Will the protests on college campuses spread this summer? As long as there are agitators to spread the Cause, then the chance is real. 3.? Should animals be accorded the same rights to health, happiness and freedom of association as humans? Humans can not count on such rights. I am amused because we are saying animals are eligible to benefit from fundamental rights just like humans...as awarded by humans. Should humans be accorded the right to accord rights to or other imaginary concepts other species? 4.? ?Should government be colorblind in all aspects of regulation and law? If a human or animal; has a right under?the law, the species should not matter unless such distinction is also part of the given law. Either animals can go around naked in public so humans also can, else we have to specify in the law that non-human species may cavort?without garb but humans must wear such. This approach can also be used to determine who can ride in the front of the bus, which species may attend which schools and who must wear the Mark of the Beast. Once a species, ethnicity or color tone (as defined by a range of the spectrum) has been coded into a law, we will be able to brush our hands together, enforce the law and move on! In general, i would support applying a law equally across?whatever group it applies to. My personal values are to judge people on performance rather than heritage. 5.? Should unjust laws be disobeyed? Challenged, certainly. Disregarded? Depends upon the circumstances. A law that conflicts with an actor's?values must be addressed by that person according to their values with the understanding that consequences?exist. |
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? 1.? The DEA has proposed rescheduling cannabis to relatively harmless - is this a good idea?
I think legalizing it with age limits like for tobacco and alcohol would be appriate.? The first rule of making rules is to not make stupid ones - the second rule is to look back after a period of time and see if the rule caused morre harm than good. 2.? ?Will the protests on college campuses spread this summer? Very much so - we are going to see an interesting Democratic convention this year - if it turns out like 1968 it will be a long hot summer. 3.? Should animals be accorded the same rights to health, happiness and freedom of association as humans? Emphatically yes - but the likelihood is low 4.? ?Should government be colorblind in all aspects of regulation and law? Yes - Martin Luther King's greatest speech was "I have a dream" about when his children will be judged by their character rather than the color of their skin. 5.? Should unjust laws be disobeyed? Yes - but people disobeying them have to be willing to suffer the consequences. |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYes. Why would they spread this summer? Schools won't be in session. No. The current humane practices are enough. Yes, of course. That depends on who (or how many) think(s) the laws are unjust. Aloha, Celeste Rogers |
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