There is one simple way to eliminate the source of about one half of the drug trafficking in the United States of America.

And that is legalizing marijuana.

The correct question to ask is; are the heath problems and social problems associated with marijuana use worse than explosive growth in the health and social problems associated with gun violence, kidnapping, home invasion and beheading?

I think that drug trafficking violence is now a real probability in any neighborhood; rich or poor, city or rural, in the United States of America.

In my opinion law enforcement in the USA cannot keep ahead of the drug trafficking business. Since the United States of America is by far the largest user country on earth; legalizing marijuana would cut an entire product and revenue stream from that product from the worldwide drug trafficking industry.

The citizens of the USA are currently on the losing side of the “War on Drugs”. With less money on tap for the drug traffickers; the “battlefield” of the “War on Drugs” would be more even. And part of the tax revenue from the sale of marijuana could go to law enforcement.

There are hundreds of millions of dollars available for bribing. I would be highly suspect of any politician that opposes legalizing marijuana.

The article below centers on the drug violence from Mexico. A large amount of the marijuana sold in the USA also comes from Canada.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/us/23border.html?hp

“Regardless of what the Daily Local News says or the DA says I believe our police department is better off now than it was before you came.”

Below is a link to a recording of Coatesville City Council person from Coatesville's Fourth Ward, Kurt Schenk at last night’s Coatesville City Council Meeting:

Council person Schenk is speaking of Chief Matthews:

“I will be indebted to you for the rest of my life for what you have brought to Coatesville.”

Kurt said of Chief Matthews “you have been a good chief, you were a great chief”.

“Regardless of what the Daily Local News says or the DA says I believe our police department is better off now than it was before you came.”

Then Kurt Schenk talked about the “other” Walker; Zack Walker that was lynched about 100 years ago. Schenk compared Matthews to Zack Walker:

“I believe that Chief Matthews was put in a fire and we had the DA and Andy Hachadorian and the Daily Local News standing there pushing him back in with a pitchfork.

The statement at the end is from Ronnie Suber.

http://www.box.net/shared/r970o9jol7

One “bloc head” is fitting into a round hole Kareem switches back to Republican

Kareem switched back to Republican. As of Monday he was asking for help in his election as a Democrat.

Kareem was a “bloc head” and helped to make the city what it now is. Now he says that he is remaking his “bloc head” round.

Hmm, I wonder how much different in style and content Eric Brown is compared to former Republican Chair Richard Legree. Mr. Johnson’s and Eric Brown's records may indeed speak for themselves.

Jim
The Daily Local (dailylocal.com), Serving Chester County, PA
Johnson to run for re-election

"Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:43 AM EST
By JENNIFER MILLER, Staff Writer
COATESVILLE — City Council Vice President Kareem Johnson has announced he is running for re-election this year.

Johnson, an at-large councilman, said in a two-page letter to the Daily Local News that he intends to seek a second term. "In this critical time we need experience on City Council as well as new blood on council and in our administrative ranks," the letter states.."
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