"It rules out the argument that the only reason people take illegal drugs is to self medicate," says White.

有一点是毋庸置疑的，人们服用非法药物的唯一原因，是为了麻醉自己，“怀特说。”

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If the argument is that illegal immigrants are overtaxing the welfare state, then that's an argument for paring back the welfare state, not deporting 12 million people.

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But it is not enough to confine the current debate on immigration reform to a narrow argument about the future of illegal immigrants.

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Add to that the fact that the judge has barred him from making the argument that the war is illegal, and there's not much left for this court martial to do but determine his punishment.

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