Hmmm. Where to begin.....?

"Thousands of college-aid applicants have been denied federal money over the last five years because they were convicted of possessing or selling drugs--a policy supporters say serves as a deterrent to drug use and ensures that aid goes to those who deserve it. I would not want ANY federal funds going to people who may use these funds for things OTHER than an education. If you think some of these people in question are responsible enough to use these funds exclusively for their education; then I want some of what YOU'RE smokin' Gene!  ;^)) Besides, isn't the possesion and or selling of drugs still a crime? Would you want your kids sitting next to someone in a class who uses or sells drugs? Not me. College is tough enough. They don't deserve this exposure.

But opponents are gearing up to jettison the provision when the Higher Education Act comes up for renewal this year, arguing that education should not be used as a weapon in the war on drugs. Why not? Isn't the threat of drug use in our schools unacceptable? The policy disproportionately hurts lower-income families who are least able to afford college tuition. But isn't drug abuse more prevelent in these same lower-income families? This isn't rocket science; do drugs or sell drugs and you (more often than not) are doomed to failure.