A year later, Ayatollah Bennett declared, I find no merit in the {drug} legalizers' case. The simple fact is that drug use is wrong. And the moral argument, in the end, is the most compelling argument. Of course, what this dangerous comedian thinks is moral James Madison and the Virginia statesman and Rights-man George Mason would have thought dangerous nonsense, particularly when his morality abolishes their gift to all of us, the Bill of Rights.
In his commentary, Gore Vidal critiques Ayatollah Bennett's stance against drug legalization, highlighting Bennett's belief that drug use is inherently wrong and that moral arguments against it hold significant weight. Vidal contrasts this view with the principles laid out by James Madison and George Mason, suggesting that such rigid moral perspectives risk undermining the liberties enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
Vidal argues that labeling drug use as immoral overlooks essential...
