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9 The first duty of government is to protect its citizens. The Constitution of the United States as interpreted over 208 years articulates [he obligation of the federal government to uphold the public good, providing a bulwazk against all threats, foreign and domesflc. The Waz on Some People Who Use Certain Drugs wnstitutes one such threat. Tyrannical, abusive governmental policies present a hazard to society as a whole. Like a corrosive, insidious cancer, The Waz on Some People Who Use Certain Drugs diminishes the potential of our citizens for fidl growth and development and has created the Drug Waz exemption to the Bill of Rights. Through trumped up fear of Drug abuse the 1st amendment rights [o freedom of religion, speech and assembly ,the 4th amendment rights to be free of unreasonable seazches the 5th amendment right not to testify against oneself and not have ones property taken without just compensation, the 9th amendments rights retained by the people and the 10th amendment powers also retained by the people the 13th amendment protections against involuntary servitude and the 14th amendments guarantees of due process and [he equal protection of the laws have all been significantly eroded due to the drug war exemptions. Deceptive measures have been put in place to get people to give up there inalienable rights An inalienable right as defined by Black's Law Dictionary aze rights which are not capable of being surrendered or transferred without the consent of the one possessing such rights e.g., freedom of speech or, religion, due process, and equal protection of the laws. [Morrison v. State, MoApp., 252 S.W2d 97, 101.] The traditions of American government and democracy affirm self-determination and freedom. Government must mirrimize interference in the private lives of citizens, it cannot deny liberty to individuals and uphold the collective culture the people. Drug prohibition and its consequences destroy personal liberty and the well-being of communities. Dramatic increases in crime, violence, anti-social behavior, accidents, unintended pregnancies, drugcxposed infants, and addiction are only part of the price that making drug use illegal imposes on society, sad to say as a result of prohibition efforts drug use is perpetuated and increased. Every citizen risks his ability to think rationally and his potential for a fidl, productive life when confronted by unreasonable fear created by the State and the glamorization by fiat of prohibition of the forbidden fndt. The Waz on Some People Who Use Certain Drugs drains the physical and moral strength of America. It spawns global criminal syndicates and bankrolls those who sell drugs to children. The Waz on Some People Who Use Certain Drugs fosters crime and violence in our inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas. In spite of Billions spent on what Gen. McAfferity now acknowledges as a failed social policy, deaths from illicit drugs increased 47 percent between 1990 and 1994 and number approximately 14,000 a year. On the other hand, drugs such as alcohol and nicotine result in 500,000 deaths a yeaz, yet this same government reaps enormous tax revenues from the sanctioned sale of these addictive and deadly legal drugs, which is why the term a Waz on Drugs is such a blatant lie, i[ is indeed The Waz on Some People Who Use Certain Drugs, a illegal civil war Americas Civil Viet Nam. Additional liabilities of The War on Some People Who Use Certain Drugs is the burden [o our society of approximately $67 billion in social, health, and criminal costs each year. If there were more effective prohibition, the