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Truth, Justice, and Cuban Cigars

Can you imagine a world where American citizens are allowed to smoke Cuban cigars?  I can't.  Cuba is our enemy.  Buying cigars from Cuba is like buying poppies from Al Qaeda.  Thankfully our government, which is going through an economic crisis, still has the resources to prosecute people who smuggle Cuban cigars into this country.  What's especially pleasing is that the dangerous criminal is 69 years old.  We really can't let people like that roam free.  They  might be able to find jobs or something.  I'd much rather make all old people convicted felons.  This would ensure that they could not get jobs, and thus will remain on government assistance their entire lives.

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on January 22, 2009 (boomark / email).