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Old 02-25-2015, 10:01 PM
 
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Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser has decided to follow the wishes of her citizens after 70% of them voted to legalize recreational cannabis despite threats of being thrown in jail from certain congress critters.


As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor : The Two-Way : NPR

We really need more elected officials like her. It will be very interesting to see what congress does next.
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Old 02-25-2015, 10:33 PM
 
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If Muriel Bowser is as sharp as she's reputed to be...she's gonna have a great future in the party.

Smoke on Washingtonians.
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Old 02-25-2015, 10:49 PM
 
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The majority voted to legalize recreational cannibis. That's called democracy, but it seems the US congress has a hard
time understanding the concept. Look it up in a dictionary. They need to stop making threats and start
respecting the will of the people. Otherwise this country is no better than communist China.
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Old 02-26-2015, 01:42 AM
 
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The majority voted to legalize recreational cannibis. That's called democracy, but it seems the US congress has a hard
time understanding the concept. Look it up in a dictionary. They need to stop making threats and start
respecting the will of the people. Otherwise this country is no better than communist China.


What happened to the voters of California saying no to same sex marriage?

Freedom squashed, the "concept" was trashed along with the will of the People.
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Old 02-26-2015, 05:49 AM
 
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What happened to the voters of California saying no to same sex marriage?

Freedom squashed, the "concept" was trashed along with the will of the People.
Gay marriage is a constitutional issue. Marijuana is not.
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Old 02-26-2015, 05:57 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser has decided to follow the wishes of her citizens after 70% of them voted to legalize recreational cannabis despite threats of being thrown in jail from certain congress critters.


As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor : The Two-Way : NPR

We really need more elected officials like her. It will be very interesting to see what congress does next.
If the Congress ignores the people, why shouldn't the people ignore the Congress?
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Old 02-26-2015, 07:42 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser has decided to follow the wishes of her citizens after 70% of them voted to legalize recreational cannabis despite threats of being thrown in jail from certain congress critters.


As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor : The Two-Way : NPR

We really need more elected officials like her. It will be very interesting to see what congress does next.

LOL! And there it is folks! Your so-called "small government" republicans at work again! While I did not vote for either party in the mid-terms I was hopeful that when the GOP took control of congress they would actually practice what they preach in being the party of "small government." I didn't actually believe they would (and right here is further proof) but I was hopeful. Party of small government my a**! Only when it's convenient to them! They're no better than the damn democrats in terms of expanding the government, wasting our tax money, and spending like drunken sailors! I hope everyone of these idiots on both sides of the aisle gets voted out, and we the people wake the HELL up and vote for candidates that work for we the people, will adhere to the Constitution, are champions of individual liberties, instead of the cronyism BS we have in DC now! NEWSFLASH TO THE GOP! The people of DC have spoken and have voted for this measure! Therefore your actions are not indicative of representing the people, now are they?
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Old 02-26-2015, 08:18 AM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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Gay marriage is a constitutional issue. Marijuana is not.
I thumb through my copy of the Constitution, and I don't see "gay marriage" mentioned. But maybe you're right. It could come under the First Amendment, or perhaps the tenth.

But the constitution is a dead letter anyway. We long ago killed the first Amendment during the Wilson admin (Schenk case), the Second Amendment under FDR(1934 NFA). The Fourth Amendment has been null and void for a long time, but was officially put out of its misery with the Patriot Act. The Fifth Amendment was jettisoned with the Kelo ruling. And so on.
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Old 02-26-2015, 08:24 AM
 
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best thing congress could do is take a year off..
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Old 02-26-2015, 08:26 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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The majority voted to legalize recreational cannibis. That's called democracy, but it seems the US congress has a hard
time understanding the concept. Look it up in a dictionary. They need to stop making threats and start
respecting the will of the people. Otherwise this country is no better than communist China.

Democracy is two men and a woman voting on who gets raped.
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