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Submitted by Kirk Muse, Mar 14, 2008 18:27

The notorious gangster Al Capone made most of his illegal money from alcohol prohibition. Capone had hundreds of politicians and prohibition agents and bureaucrats on his payroll.

Is it unreasonable to assume that the drug lords have lots of politicians and DEA agents and bureaucrats on their payroll?

What type of politicians would the drug cartels have on their payroll, politicians who cheer on the status quo of drug prohibition or politicians who advocate that we re-legalize, regulate and control drugs to put the drug cartels out of business?

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