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Originally posted by CSflim
But if it were legalised, this type of thing wouldn't happen. It would be regulated like any other industry.
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Government regulation has worked out so well in all other industries the government regulates. Amtrak is doing so fabulously well, Enron, the California power generation industry, military contractors, etc.
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Originally posted by CSflim
But is the majority always right? Democracy is based on debate. Using the majority argument is NOT good reasoning, it hinges on faulty logic. the whole point of a debate is to (should be) allow people to make more informed decisions, and possibly CHANGE what the "majority" believes.
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Define faulty logic.
You seem to be assuming that:
1. This has never before been debated in the history of the U.S.
2. That just because the majority doesn't agree with you they must somehow be wrong.
3. What are elections and lawmaking all about if not majority rules? Everything gets voted on. The majority wins.
4. Has it ever occurred to you that anti-drug and prostitution laws are made by people who are older than yourself, have "been there, done that", and know the pain and suffering a really bad decision can bring?