Open Letter to the Israeli Government about Drug Legalisation: Conclusion
I announced that I sent an E-mail on 18 October, 2009 to the Israeli Prime Minister and the Minister of Internal Defence about drug legalisation on my blog. Here are its contents:
(This letter is intended to the Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu and to the Minister of Internal Security, Mr. Yitzhak Aharonovich).
Dear Sirs,
I sent this letter to you on the 4th of December [should be September], and I did not get a reply - not even an automated one. Since it was close to the Jewish holidays season, then I shall give you the benefit of the doubt, and hope you will reply to me this time. I whould be thankful if you can acknowledge that you have received this message.
Moreover, one should note that it is an open letter that is going to be publicised on my weblog.
My name is Shlomi Fish, and I am a software developer, open source and content activist, and writer of articles, essays and humorous stories. For a long time, I am sure that Israel (like the other countries of the world) is making a mistake in the fact that it enforces a prohibition on illegal narcotics (such as Marijuana, Hash, Cocaine, and Heroin). While I never touched these drugs, and I do not encourage their consumption, I believe that the prohibition on drugs is much worse than the "Drug Abuse Problem" itself, and even amplifies it.
In order to convince you, I am attaching an essay I wrote called "The Case for Drug Legalisation", in HTML and PDF formats. (In order to prevent the waste of paper, please don't print it.) One can find this essay in English and in Hebrew on my Internet home-site in the address:
http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/politics/drug-legalisation/
I will be happy to hear any comments you have on the essay. Please return to me with your opinion on my suggestion to make drugs in Israel, legal.
Best regards,
-- Shlomi Fish
As a result, I have to conclude that the respected gentlemen have failed to respond to me (a citizen and resident of Israel) on such an important issue and are not fulfilling their duties as government officials.
Don't re-elect them - they don't care about you.