Crime:
   Aside from a handful of federal responsibilities, most criminal
   justice issues are a local matter and the Congress in Washington
   should let state and local governments deal with them. If the Congress
   wants to do more about crime, it should lift the federal tax burden on
   the states and let them raise money for law enforcement and prisons.
   I'm in favor of truth-in-sentencing, but I think John Engler, Tommy
   Thompson, Bill Weld, and the other governors can run their own prison
   systems. If Members of Congress want to set the length of state prison
   sentences, they ought to resign and run for state legislator.

Drug Legalization:
   The last thing we should do is make drugs legal. That would only make
   them more available, dramatically increase the number of babies born
   having been exposed to drugs when their mothers were pregnant,
   increase the number of children and coworkers who use drugs, and make
   it almost impossible for addicts to quit. We made great strides in the
   late 1980s in reducing drug use and we should keep at it.