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Re:What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War... by Bahamut on Sunday May 18, 2014 @08:11AM (#7762823)
You're correct in that it's not as dominant now, and has been slowly losing its power over time, but its strength is still present, especially due in no small part to the Bible belt. Even alcohol is tightly regulated still in various parts of the country.

Congressmen still show a reluctance to reverse already existing laws regulating drugs - it's easier to get them to pass new laws than reverse existing ones unless the existing ones are truly broken.

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Re:What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War... by declan on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @12:16PM (#7779041)
Absolutely. That is, you're correct that congresscritters (the preferred politically correct gender-neutral term!) "show a reluctance to reverse already existing laws regulating drugs." But that's adequately explained by non-religious theories of political action, including wanting to appear tough on crime and memories of the Willie Horton attack ad.
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