In a controversial proposal, Congressman Campbell has suggested that local governments should be allowed to distribute addictive drugs to addicts. This would end the need for addicts to steal to support their habits, and thus lower the risks for ordinary citizens. Controlled distribution of hard drugs would also, it is hoped, expose the addict to opportunities for detoxification and rehabilitation. Controlled distribution of addictive drugs is not a perfect solution. But in seeing drug users as people with a problem, Tom Campbell parts company with mainstream politicians who dehumanize drug-users in order to justify draconian punishments.
Individual liberty is what made America great.
He agrees with the libertarian view that government is the greatest threat to personal freedom. In his several terms in Congress, Tom Campbell has compiled a mixed record. He has sometimes voted against Republican proposals to cut or to limit growth in social assistance programs. At the same time,. he has voted against military spending programs popular among his GOP colleagues. The net result is a record that is more conservative on spending than most members of Congress.