distributions

sounds like somebody is imposing their tolerant worldview on me

Costs in what? Repression of drug users is victimless.  They don't count, because they don't care about themselves.

Joe decides to do drugs.  This means a good part of his conscious hours will be given over to the pursuit of drugs and the experience of altered consciousness.

Jim does not want to experience altered consciousness.  Also, Jim's perfect enjoyment of liberty means he does not want to see Joe, hear Joe, and especially not smell Joe, let alone employ Joe, or drive alongside Joe, or have family members who do any of that.

Jim hires Bill to arrest Joe.  When Joe has been arrested, Doctor Roy will examine him to see if he's competent to stand trial in front of Judge Sam.  Some jackass hippies on the Supreme Court ordered Joe can get a government lawyer, so Lawyer Frank will be hired by the same government that pays Bill, Roy, and Sam to put Joe in prison, to try and keep Joe on the streets.  When Joe pleads down, as he must, Probate Officer Bob keeps track of his constant violations until Sam finally gets a clue and puts Joe under the care of Warden Steve.

Asshat libertarians want Joe left alone, which wouldn't help Bill, Roy, Sam, Frank, Bob or Steve put their kids in college and is the typical sort of pinko trick libertarians get up to.  Fact is, Joe will get plenty of drugs in prison because Steve looks the other way, so, what's the big deal

you need freespinning sawblades in front of your grill to separate the meat into lighter chunks before it hits

apparently soviets got a base in Tartous in 1971, so the real question is why is Turkey letting them out X(

"I agree that drugs are bad, and I would never do them myself."

Mkay?

Vatican II created massive discord in US church, the old english-language catechism was yanked and no english-language replacement substittuted until 1992.  Parishioners were ordered to step up and take control of parish finances and more roles in the diocese were given to employees.

50 years of cafeteria catholics was the harvest  ("I'll have the Trinity and the communion of saints without the ban on abortion or birth control, hold the authority of bishops")

But like I been saying it's one thing to say "I am Catholic and the Pope and Bishops teach XYZ" and get it wrong - doesn't matter what the issue
it's another thing to say "I am Catholic, the Pope and Bishops teach XYZ and THEY are wrong"
we have had Democrat Catholics like Pelosi and Kerry veer into heresy.  We had a lot of liberal nuns like the head of CHA come darn close
Last month the Church said "Hey liberal nuns can't preach gay marriage and birth control and abortion are OK"
too many nuns said "Oh yeah we do the work, you bishops can't give orders like you boss things"

I think that is why CHA reversed, there is a new sheriff Archbishop Timothy Dolan from NY, head of National Conference of Catholic Bishops, not a hippie
teaching individual mistakes is a problem that the Church will try to outlive if possible.  When John Kerry says Vatican II respects the conscience so if you sincerely support abortion that is your duty...well that will last as long as John Kerry and in the Church's timeline that ain't gonna be a problem much longer.
If Democrats and liberals say "We're Catholic and we don't need bishops to lecture us about that" that can last a looong time and perhaps a moral example can be made of some liberal who lives off donations from Catholics trying to make a difference
maybe if the Bishops ordered that liberal to take the word "Catholic" off the letterhead, it would let people know they are dorks
more to the immediate effect, if you're looking to make a Catholic donation you keep on shopping

uh oh

Hence CHA suddenly realized "hey this deal Obama offered, it sucks! You bishops were right, good catch boss"

When the hell did Russia get a naval base in the Med? We should bomb that flat.

"Such balance is a task for individual communities to achieve on their own with support from state, federal, and international levels"

let me know when a community gets $$ from the IMF wihtout the IMF telling it what to do. Ditto a Federal or state authority.  "doing it on your own" with "somebody else's money" don't go together

@ Wendy

You mean "I am le tired" right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Ud3V9NPw8