Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

September 11, 2009

Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife Linda, a nurse, have been accused of violating federal drug laws by allegedly prescribing painkillers to patients suffering from chronic pain.

Dozens of Dr. Schneider?s patients have rallied to his defense. The Pain Relief Network (or PRN) has also lent support to Dr. Schneider, filing a lawsuit and inaugurating a publicity campaign on his behalf.

Although most media coverage of high-profile criminal cases is little more than stenography on behalf of the prosecution, the press has actually gone beyond sound bites in the Schneider case, interviewing patients he has helped and examining the federal case with a critical eye.

Accordingly, federal prosecutor Tanya Treadway has sought to criminalize public expressions of support for Schneider, backed by a court order imposing fines of $200 a day against the PRN.

There are few better illustrations of the fact that the so-called War on Drugs is a jihad against the Constitution.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.