War On The Importation Of Drugs- Government Modes

 War On The Importation Of Drugs- Government Modes

Imperial Democratic Republic Mode- With Presidential GOP candidates clamoring for the bombing and drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico despite the Mexican government strongly disapproving of such actions. In this mode all three branches of government take harsh if not draconian measures to punish all people on its soil and on foreign soil for drug activity.

direct democratic republic mode- Total legalization and decriminalization of all "street" drugs. All importation of these substances are deemed legal as all drug activities by U.S. residents are deemed legal.

Representative Democratic Republic Mode- This mode is the same as Imperial Democratic Republic mode in as much as having the military preventing anyone and anything, including hard drugs, from crossing the border and entering the nation.

In principle this mode is also the same as direct democratic mode. The problem lies in practicality. Simply because all "street drugs" are legalized does not mean all the crime associated with it goes away. The following must be considered.

1. Most foreign exporters, importers, and their distributors of hard drugs have engaged in violent crime. Violent crimes will obviously never be absolved. It is apparent that foreign exporters, importers and much of their network will still want to remain hidden for that reason and other reasons.

2. Foreign exporters, importers, and most of their distributors of hard drugs have engaged in bribes and payoffs of politicians, government officials, border, state, and local police. These acts of graft will never be absolved. It is apparent that importers and much of their network will still want to remain hidden for that reason as well.

3. Non-violent distributors of hard drugs may or may not be pressed to reveal names of people who have committed such violent and/or graft crimes. Even if they are not pressured to reveal such names, it will be obvious that once their activities are declared legal that the names of their wholesalers and even importers will also be made public. Once the names of those networks are made public, then it will naturally deduced that the names of foreign exporters will inevitably be publicly displayed as well.

4. Even when "hard drugs" and its activities no longer carry penalty, that does not mean people who engaged in such previously illegal activity will come forward. After all there will still be a societal stigma associated with this. People will still fear loss of reputation even if they do not have worry about legal consequences.

5. In this government mode, while this activity will be deemed legal, it still has to be operated by the bureaucracy and regulated by the police so that this activity is safely conducted. Therefore identities of all former illegal participants of hard drug activity will be disclosed to the authorities. If these past participants of this former illegal activity wish to be present participants, their past activities will be divulged to public authorities and then they will come under scrutiny. They of course do not want that.

6. If "street drugs" were suddenly legalized and if past importers were no longer willing to import these substances to America, then who would do the importing? It could be noted that the best way to "win this war" is to legalize these activities. In an ideal and utopian world, that would make theoretical sense. However in the real world this would be the scenario.

Upon all decriminalization and legalization of drug activities, the criminal elements who operate this activity from top to bottom will still do this activity hidden from the authorities. Despite the fact they will have permission from the authorities, the participants of this criminal networks will come to an understanding with each other to still sell their products "off the grid". Due to fact there is no competition from new legal sources as of yet, the criminal elements will make certain all its activities will remain private and secret even after those activities have been declared legal.

Representative Democratic Republic Mode-Part Two

Obviously the executive branch's bureaucracy, in its proper for form, has to get involved in order for the War On Drugs to be properly defeated.

The current Imperial mode is not working. It will lead to war with Mexico. The proposed direct democratic mode will not work. Unrestricted access and usage will pose a significant risk for the public. Moreover no current "street drug" wholesaler, importer, and perhaps even foreign exporter will want to conduct their business publicly even if it became legal. They will fear repercussions due to the societal stigma associated with hard drug activities.

Representative Democratic Republic Mode-Part Three

The federal executive branch already has a bureaucratic agency which deals with drugs activities. The head of that department is referred to as the drug czar. That bureaucratic agency, instead of trying to eliminate drug activity, is totally responsible for the importation and distribution(wholesale/retail) of all hard drugs. Eventually corporate entities will be allowed to participate once this legalized "hard drug" market has matured and evolved.

It is imperative to note that if the executive bureaucratic branch of federal and even, at a later time, state governments do not fill this void, criminal elements will still maintain their monopoly of all hard drug activities even after legalization and decriminalization of such activity is declared. They will still hide their activities as they do not want exposure at all. As long as there is no other viable alternative for the conduct of this activity, the "underworld" will monopolize it. That is why government agencies must step in and take over all business aspects of these "hard drug activities" in order to fill that vacuum. At a later time private entities can be allowed to engage in the business of hard drugs.

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