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"I bet standing up to the federal government on this issue is good for their political careers."

Over the issue of smoking pot? Puh-leeze.

"This is a silly thing to argue about though because it isn't going to happen."

I agree. Sonner or later the federal government will appeal to the USSC to strike down these state medical marijuana laws, using the various scandals as proof that their existence is a joke and a scam.

"Over the issue of smoking pot? Puh-leeze."

Is that the issue or is the issue the right of Californians to pass their own internal laws without the federal government butting in? California is a state with around 30,000,000 people and those people have voted to allow medical marijuana. Whether a state leader supports medical marijuana or not is not particularly relevant. The people there have spoken. The question now is do leaders in California stand up for the people in California or do they roll over for the feds? I imagine they would roll over if things got to hot for them, but how much egg will the federal government get on their faces pushing them to that point? It's all good as far as I'm concerned. If the feds want to push the issue, they're just going to crank the debate up several notches, and they're going to piss a lot of people off, which will only be good for those of us who believe in states rights and those of us who in the broader marijuana debate believe marijuana should be legal and regulated like alcohol.

I agree. Sonner or later the federal government will appeal to the USSC to strike down these state medical marijuana laws, using the various scandals as proof that their existence is a joke and a scam.

Do you think you will be at odds with Justice Thomas in this eventual case?