On 23 Jul 99, at 0:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 99-07-22 19:18:08 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << While I like your argument, I'm not impressed by your choice of
> examples.
> The "War on Drugs" shows no more indication of successful
> "deterrence/prevention" than Prohibition did, and the "witchcraft" I'm
> familiar with is a right protected under the First Amendment (Freedom of
> Religion) and not a crime at all.
> >>
>
> I thought the 1st Amendment was freedom of speech.
According to
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmenti
the actual text is:
> Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
> prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
> or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
> petition the government for a redress of grievances.
You'll observe that both are covered, and more besides. [If you didn't know
this, you could have used a search engine, as I did, to look it up....]
David G
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