William F. Buckley's hypothetical drug user test...

Liberator Online, Volume 4, Number 18, September 16, 1999 has the following thought experiment envisioned by William F. Buckley. He calls it "Button A or Button B?". Now, I wasn't an English Major at university (not that Oregon State University has ever been considered an English Major school) but I think that I've properly sourced the following quote:

(Source: Libertarian Party media release / MSNBC)

William F. Buckley: Button A or Button B?

"Now the question has become less 'Did George W do it back then?' than, 'Does George W's situation merit a re-examination of drug policy?' Eighty million Americans have used illegal drugs.

...Conceive a fantasy: You are required to push the 'A' button or
the 'B' button. The 'A' button would instantly incarcerate all
illegal drug users. The 'B' button would drop charges against
illegal drug users. Which button would you depress? Does your
allegiance to law and order propel you to put millions of people in jail? Or are you inclined to modify your opinion about what should be a jailable offense?"

- conservative syndicated columnist William F. Buckley Jr.

I've always had a problem with this test. Does button A refer to current
users of illegal drugs or is it anyone who has ever used illegal drugs?

It makes a difference!