That’s because of their other mental quirks, like Libertarianism.

Even after all the evidence like this that the current approach doesn’t work, there is no way in hell any politician is going to get elected by proposing the alternatives that are obviously needed to make a real impact.

That’s because voters complain about how wrong the War on Drugs is and then go on to the vote for politicians who support this disastrous policy. Consider the current batch of presidential candidates. The “top tier” candidates in BOTH parties support the War on Drugs, and yet the vast majority of the American people (including those here at TMV) will go on to vote for one of them. Rudy Giuliani is a particularly staunch supporter of the War on Drugs, and yet he has the reputation of being “liberal” on social issues.

Three presidential candidates have gone on the record as being against the War on Drugs: Republican Ron Paul, Democrat Dennis Kucinich, and Democrat Mike Gravel. Unfortunately, none of them have a shot at winning the presidency. Democrat Bill Richardson supports the decriminalization of medical marijuana–a rather mild position–but one in the right direction nonetheless.

The Libertarian and Green parties also strongly oppose the War on Drugs, and they’ve been fielding candidates for years now.

Frankly, the problem isn’t that there aren’t any candidates running who oppose the War on Drugs. They are candidates running, but the majority of the American people (including those here at TMV) refuse to vote for them because they’re not “top tier” candidates.

The war on drugs, poverty and terror have all been total shams. Just ways to suck money out of the public treasury and put it into the hands of large donors.