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Peter Christ (pronounced like ?wrist?) retired as a police captain after a 20-year career enforcing drug laws. From the beginning, Peter believed "the drug war can never be won and it is doing more harm than good." After retiring in 1989, Peter began speaking out publicly against that War. In 1993, he became one of the first members of ?ReconsiDer,? one of the original forums on drug policy, involving speakers from... (continue reading)

Have you heard the latest on the Congressional hearings into the ATF's Operation Fast & Furious"? The ATF was found to have allowed weapons smugglers to walk across the border into Mexico and into the hands of drug cartels. Only 600 of the various weapons have been recovered but close to 2,000 still remain unaccounted for. Some of the weapons have been involved in over 150 shootings and deaths.

Does this sound familiar? What about drug enforcement agencies allowing... (continue reading)

In the summer of 2010, the Obama administration issued a legal opinion that courts must provide translators for civil as well as criminal court cases. The administration said that those courts that fail to provide a translator were in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Title VI is supposed to prevent discrimination by government agencies that receive federal funds. If an agency is found to be in violation of Title VI, it can lose its federal funding. Three Charlotte organizations... (continue reading)