I'm gonna slap someone

I'm giving a speech tomorrow on Mandatory Minimum drug laws. Sexy stuff right? Well. Doing the research for it has made me so pissed off. Why? I'll tell you why. It's because we live in a country that sends a person to jail for smoking crack longer than a person who rapes, who commits child molestation, who robs a bank, who commits manslaughter.

Let me just give this a big "What the FUCK?" I don't whip out the F-word often. Not in print. But this, this warrants it. This give me the right to say what the fuckity fuck fuck FUCK is that all about?

"Oh you got caught doing crack so here, go to jail for ten years but you, you got caught brutally raping a woman, go to jail for six. It's ok. We just don't want those crack heads with their crack babies out on the streets anymore. But you, with your violation of another person's body who left that person traumatized for life, you go on out there to society! We trust you tiger!"

I mean COME ON! Non-violent drug offenders getting locked up for longer than rapists?

This is what drives me nuts about this country. We got things backwards. People get mad about things like drugs, gay marriage and abortion yet we don't do a thing about this. Why? WHY?

I'd rather have a gay couple next door snorting blow than a convicted rapists living two doors down who's out after only serving three years in the State Pen.

I don't advocate drug use. I don't do the drugs. I just don't think these drug laws make sense.

I'm a pro-choice, pro gay marriage lilly belly liberal who think the gun toting redneck sons of bitches need to take their views and shove them up their asses.

I don't like paying taxes like everyone else but if my money goes to help others then fine. I will hand Uncle Sam my money because it is the least I can do. It's the price of Freedom. But I don't like it when my money is going to things like locking up druggies vs molesters. I don't like my money being spent on prisons instead of education. You think education is expensive, try ignorance. (I got that from the West Wing...)

We fight wars to fix things overseas yet we can't fix things at home. I'm for helping others out. I am. But we cannot forget that America isn't all lollipops and candy canes. We got problems like anyone else. But who wants to hear about inner city violence? It isn't nearly as sexy as hearing about weapons of mass destruction. What's that? Mass genocide in Sudan? Nah. I think we'd be better off going to knock Saddam out then going to save thousands of lives. But hey. What can I say? That's just how we roll.

Let's not research Stem Cells. No. Let's not. Let's not save lives. No thanks. Cuz if we keep people alive 'til their 90 then they are just gonna suck our society for money thanks to Social Security! Oh wait! Social Security is in the toilet. My mistake. Let's not do things to help people. Nah. Then lets get rid of Welfare as well while we're at it. Screw 'em. Get rid of WIC. Don't see why baby's need good nutrition. Food Stamps? Toss them! Half the people waste the money away on Cheetos and Pop-Tarts as it is! Let's just not worry about anyone else. After all, what are you confusing this country with? The leader of the free world? A country whose Constitution is envied by others? A country that protects things like speech, religion, and press? Due process? Do away with it! Get real!

I think I need to stop writing now.