Editor,
If Alaskans have state constitutional protection to have marijuana, why is marijuana still illegal for the rest of us?
Marijuana is still illegal because the judiciary does not recognize marijuana users as persons and does not recognize marijuana as property under other state and federal constitutions. Lawyers and judges deny that the enforcement of the marijuana laws affect individual fundamental rights to liberty and property. Being arrested is not seizure of person. Seizing marijuana is not deprivation of property.
The marijuana laws are constitutional because the judiciary claims it is rational to search and seize a person, house papers, and effects for violating the marijuana laws. Only persons and property under the Constitution's Fourth and Fifth Amendments are protected from unreasonable deprivation of liberty and property.
And what are reasonable criminal laws? Reasonable criminal laws are to protect the rights of others from individual activities. The judiciary reviews the validity of criminal laws by rational review. And it is my opinion the media know this. By its silence, the media are aiding and abetting this criminal activity. Deprivation of rights under the color law is a criminal offense. What happened to the Bill of Rights? The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States, adopted on Dec. 15, 1791. I would have to say they were killed in action in the war on drugs.
Michael J. Dee
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