Posted By: meinarsche
2012 Can't Come Soon Enough Department
Barry Soetero, one of the more obscure aliases by which the current illegal alien occupying the Oval Office is known, has vowed (via his trained monkey of an Attorney General:Eric Holder)to "vigorously enforce" all federal anti-pot laws,even if California voters legalize it in the up-coming election by passing California Proposition 19.
What do you call any country where the so-called leadership feels free to blatantly-flaunt it total disregard for the will of the people by either passing laws THEY don't have to observe or ignoring the will of the people as expressed via the election process? Give up?
Tyranny.
California has already proven that well-regulated medical marijuana markets can work,and has created jobs, business opportunities, and helped thousands of ailing citizens who wish to have a healthier alternative to pharmaceuticals. But many pot smokers, dealers, and growers are still considered to be criminals. Russ Belville of NORML described the current situation as follows:
"Most marijuana smokers, believe it or not, are healthy and aren’t comfortable spending money for a doctor to give them permission to use cannabis. Currently we face a ticket, fine, and misdemeanor drug conviction record for possession an ounce or less of cannabis. That record prevents us from getting student aid and can cost us our jobs, child custody, and housing, or if we’re on probation, our freedom. (Even if California succeeds at downgrading possession to an infraction from a misdemeanor, a $100 ticket is a lot of money to some people!) We face a felony charge if we grow even one plant at home. For us, Prop 19 is much better than “what we have now."
Prop 19 is a major battle for states’ rights as well as for individual liberty. Decriminalization of weed would be a huge blow to the Federal government — unless of course they finally realize marijuana’s time has come. It seems clear that legalizing marijuana will help California’s decimated economy by creating much needed tax revenues, easing the pressure on the expensive law enforcement system, as well as likely creating a massive boost for the tourism industry.
But, the feds seem to be stuck in the obeisance to BigPharm mode on this issue. After all, Soetero was the #1 recipient of direct contributions from BigPharm in the last presidential election.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.php?ind=H04He seems to be performing admirably in his role as the best puppet money can buy. First "Health Care," and now marijuana. What's next? Mandatory flu vaccination?
-- Modified on 10/17/2010 9:04:27 PM
-- Modified on 10/17/2010 9:59:09 PM
