Posted on 03/15/2015 4:01:52 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Nanny State PING!
I like Cruz’s position.
Make it a state level decision.
That has always rightfully been a State function under their police powers.
/johnny
None of the freaking feds business. Marijuana and most of the other things the feds are meddling with are EXCLUSIVELY the states’ issues.
“...asking people to vote on whether marijuana should be legalized on the federal level...”
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A better question to ask would be:
“What is the federal authority to make marijuana illegal?”
If it harms America by today’s thinking of course it should be legal right along with sodomy, abortion, prostitution, government freebies, politicians making a fortune, buying votes, pornography, voting fraud and Mexican takeover.
I'm just a Country Bumpkin, but even *I* can read and understand that in SPITE of my Publik Edjumakashun! Huh-Yuck!
Or you could fight Obamacare and amnesty. Just a suggestion.
--Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act.
I am against it cause we would have not only drunk drivers but stones ones behind the wheel...
The USA has to remember that we jammed laws through the UN making cannabis illegal in all UN member states.
Do we all think that if we get “legal” maryjane in more and more states or even nationally, the UN will never sanction the United States? That other member states won’t ever use that for leverage?
Imagine if UN sanctions USA at some critical point- what a surprise, suddenly being an international scofflaw!
Do you think getting rid of federal laws is all that is keeping people from getting stoned and behind the wheel?
/johnny
the most important issue...legalizing marijuana. Meanwhile obama is legislating, the IRS is targeting Conservatives, the DOJ is trying to nationalize local police and the govt is spending trillions. Nice priorities.
We already does.
The federal government has no remit to regulate much of what it does today, including drugs. The feds are breaking the law.
/johnny
When commerce is sold across state borders, the Commerce Clause (1.8.3) gives corrupt Congress the constitutional authority to stick its big nose into things.
But maybe the feds wouldnt have such a deservedly bad reputation if state lawmakers hadnt ratified the ill-conceived 17th Amendment, foolishly giving up the voices of the state legislatures in Congress by doing so. The states really need to repeal that amendment.
As in all matters, screw the UN.
And some now disagree that the commerce clause allows what you are saying.
/johnny
Tell me that was '/s'. Please.
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