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The universally unconstitutional war on drugs

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Monday June 13, 2011 02:15

by Gavin R. Putland

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You can't starve the drug trade. You can only constipate it.

The reversal of the onus of proof in drug-possession cases is incompatible with the rule of law and is therefore unconstitutional in all jurisdictions.

In the “war on drugs”, the presumption of innocence is not collateral damage. It is a deliberate target: if other people plant drugs on you (e.g. to avoid being busted themselves), you must prove that the drugs were planted (which you can’t). This situation is manifestly incompatible with the rule of law, because the power to convict — the most fearsome of all government powers — is effectively taken from the courts and given to those who are willing to plant evidence. There is no clearer case of a “government of laws” being usurped by a “government of men”.

The purported reversal of the onus of proof, being contrary to the rule of law, is unconstitutional for three reasons...

More: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/06/02/the-fail...-5749.

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Comments (17 of 17)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Related 'law'	Jacko	Mon Jun 13, 2011 02:52
2	fresh report	opus diablos	Mon Jun 13, 2011 15:21
3	Why are the politicos so quiet on this issue	curious	Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:19
4	my theory, curious..	opus diablos	Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:24
5	I agree with you Opus about the causes, but what about the solution?	Curious	Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:11
6	general silence	opus diablos	Wed Jun 22, 2011 14:43
7	Drugs	John	Fri Jun 24, 2011 21:06
8	mornin john	opus diablos	Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:59
9	Executive Intelligence Report (September 17th 2011)	W. Finnerty	Sat Jun 25, 2011 14:37
10	Drugs	John	Sat Jun 25, 2011 16:44
11	whoa there john	opus diablos	Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:05
12	Drugs	John	Sun Jun 26, 2011 18:44
13	Drugs	John	Sun Jun 26, 2011 18:48
14	Lets see, John...	opus diablos	Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:19
15	Drugs	John	Tue Jun 28, 2011 01:17
16	legalise...	opus diablos	Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:55
17	Third edition	Gavin R. Putland	Fri Aug 12, 2011 08:51

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