Want to make a huge dent in the millennial vote? This is it, and is totally in line with conservative values
You’re absolutely correct but this opportunity is fleeting for GOP. They need to come out strong in support of states rights on this issue. If so I’ll bet they would bring a substantial number of youth vote with them.
This current crop of millenials is the ME ME ME Generation.
And Obama exploited that perfectly, using targeted social media to convince each and every one of them that their particular pet issue, no matter how weird or esoteric, was their top priority.
The GOP has to somehow master this new environment. Spouting off on talk radio as they did in the 90’s is going to yield diminishing returns.
I’m not keen on illegal drugs and would probably vote to outlaw pot in my state. That said, I only support the federal drug war where it seeks to protect the nation’s borders. I agreed 100% with Justice Clarence Thomas when he supported California’s right to medical marijuana laws:
Gonzales V. Raich
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1454.ZD1.html
The federal government is way too powerful in way too many ways, the drug war being just one of them. I think the 10th Amendment is probably the only chance of preserving the union as we know it. Why? Because the people in my state have virtually nothing in common with the leftists on the coasts.
I honestly respect California’s right to create its own Marxist hell. My problem with California and the other blue states is that they aren’t content to leave me alone in my state. They seem hell bent on making all states follow their totalitarian, one world government path, something which the US Constitution clearly never intended.
I've never encountered a smart person who thinks weed is the devil.
Agreed, but many won't, and will clash with the conservatives who do.
It is in the best interest of the Democrat party for conservatives not to evolve on any social issue. It is in the best interest of the Democrat party for the Republicans to rip each other apart on these issues
there is no taking back the joint. America is over, get used to it. The choices are continue the futile resitance, give up, or separate.
Even if we would have ‘won’ this election, would we really have seen anything substantial rolled back? Even a modest return towards liberty and freedom? No, didn’t happen under Reagan, won’t happen now. All we ever do is slow the descent for a while, we never go back the other way.
It is probably a fantasy, but I fully support secession. It needs to happen before there is nothing left in this country to save. Saving half of it is better than saving none of it.