The Case Against The Bill Of Rights
April, 1982
Whenever a government seeks to expand social controls beyond acceptable bounds, it must first create the illusion of a danger so grave that spectacular and unorthodox measures are seen by the middle classes as vital to their protection.Quite apart from its stated purpose--the reduction of drug use and supply--the war on drugs has served only to perpetuate itself and to violate the fundamental liberties set out in the Bill of Rights. This is being achieved by the illusion of grave danger--in this...
