Judge Whitman Knapp Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"After 20 years on the bench
I have concluded that federal drug laws are
a disaster. It is time to get the government
out of drug enforcement."

by:	Judge Whitman Knapp [Percy Whitman Knapp]�(1909-2004) Judge�of the�U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Source:	New York Times, May 14, 1993
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Categories:	Drugs, Government, Justice, Usurpation
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-- Anonymous
-- Mike, Norwalk
When will they ever learn. -- jim k, Austin, Tx
I concur. -- Mike, Pleasant Hill
Attributed to Lincoln: "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes." Heck, government isn't even bound by the rules constituting its foundation, let alone by reason.' -- Mann, Kalamazoo
The government makes a lot of money confiscating property of drug dealers and it keeps many legal folks employed. Drugs will be illegal for a long-long time. -- Cal, Lewisville, TX
-- L. Hanson, Edmonton, Canada
If only we could control Congress's appetite -- the Constitution was supposed to do that, but obviously it's proven nearly impossible for Congress to control itself. Prohibition is big business for the police state -- keeps the money rolling in for cops, drug lords, and lawyers. You can't seize the property of a murderer but you can if you find a pot seed. What a racket. -- E Archer, NYC