Posted on 01/24/2014 12:29:15 AM PST by eastforker
AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry defended Colorado and Washington's legalization of marijuana on Thursday, saying it was an issue of state rights, while touting initiatives in Texas as national models for keeping minor drug offenders out of jail.
Perry's comments during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland echoed his past comments on drug policy, but they caused a bit of a stir because of how publicly the Republican endorsed lesser punishments for non-violent drug offenders.
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“Marijuana is immoral?”
Of course it is. That’s what the federal GOVERNMENT film “Reefer Madness” taught us long ago.
You know, a big government credibility builder, that film was.
Stands in history, alongside American Prohibition.
The alternative to turning over control of one’s self to the government, would be personal freedom.
That way I can advocate for freedom for us both, and at the same time decide to NOT use a substance, while you choose to.
Or vice versa.
Um, the government did not produce the movie Reefer Madness. You can read its history online.
A church group made the movie, and then it was picked up by a producer who added the more salacious stuff.
But nice rant!
I love it when a liberal finally let’s the mask slip here on FR. Thanks for revealing yourself.
LMAO. The promotion of drug addiction has always been the liberal position. Opposition to the pro-drug addiction position has ALWAYS been the conservative position except for a handful of libertarians that really just liberals that can’t admit it. Wrapping your pro- addiction position up in a states rights wrapper doesn’t change that. Dumb .
and btw, I’m not saying that you or anyone else that happens to be pro-legalization/addiction isn’t a conservative. You/they may be staunchly conservative on every other meaningful issue. I’m just saying that on this one particular issue, you/they are leaning left and I honestly don’t have a huge problem with you/them for it. That doesn’t mean that I’m going to gleefully agree with you/them about it though.
The promotion of un-Constitutional Federal power has been a Liberal position for even longer. Now go Google up a copy of the Constitution and show mere where EXACTLY Congress is granted the specific, enumerated power to tell me what I can or can not put into my own body.
Take your time. No SCOTUS decisions allowed, only the text of the Constitution.
I'm not even going there.
“I’m not even going there.”
I thank you for gracefully acknowledging your defeat.
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yes, because there are no laws anywhere in the US code that are specifically authorized to exist by the constitution. For example, there are no laws limiting how fast we can drive on our roads because the constitution doesn’t say anything about that.
It’s not just the GOP Governor of Texas supporting legalization.
The uber conservative American Farm Federation just endorsed legalizing industrial hemp as a cash crop this week.
did Perry endorse legalizing it? or did he just say it was a state issue?
I am so through with the Republican Party as it is anyway, it wouldn’t matter. The AFF might as well be the CofC as far as I am concerned.
No more ag subsidies!!
Wow. We need some kind of test around here apparently.
It’s called “Federalism” ad you might what to look into it.
If I may be so bold I would like to gently suggest that you actually read the US Constitution at some point. You’ll find that whole Article 1, Section 8 thingy a bit of a shock I’m sure. But it will be worth your time.
Feel free to move your lips if you need to. I hear it helps those of diminished capacity.
Good luck.
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Nothing shocking about the necessary and proper clause to me. You’’re the one who seems to have a problem with it.
Just like it said in the Communist Goal list.
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