[robertpaulsen]

You are talking about our government, I assume. The elected government. You know, the one that every two years wipes clean the House of Representatives (where the laws are written), and wipes clean one-third of the Senate, the vacancies of both voted on by the people?

You act as though we don't have a say. Also, you're acting as though our (not "the") government isn't doing what the voters want them to do. I think they are. Over-zealous at times, yes, but the voters in this country do not want marijuana to be legal. (gasp!)

[Oztrich Boy]

You know, the one that every two years wipes clean the House of Representatives (where the laws are written), and wipes clean one-third of the Senate, the vacancies of both voted on by the people?

And isn't it surprising how many of the *new* members are acutally the same old incumbents.

They must have been reëlected because they did such a good job last time around.

[ThinkDifferent]

Over-zealous at times, yes, but the voters in this country do not want marijuana to be legal. (gasp!)

First, as is often pointed out this nation is not and should not be a democracy. There are quite a few areas that should not be subjected to the will of the majority. Second, the voters in California do want marijuana at least partially legalized, but the feds wouldn't permit it. Is federalism only a good thing if the states do exactly what you want?