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In the discussion thread: Administration Weighs Legal Action Against States That Legalized Marijuana Use [View all]

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 01:04 PM

Uncle Joe (24,997 posts)

25. Because they're not really for "States Rights" that's just a wedge issue used by them to further

or maintain personal and/or party power.

They're for "big government" they just want a different type of "big government" one that will readily invade the privacy/sanctity of your home, bedroom and body.

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121 replies	Author	Time	Post
Administration Weighs Legal Action Against States That Legalized Marijuana Use [View all]	Newsjock	Dec 2012	OP
Or the feds could fuck off and waste our money on something else.	Ed Suspicious	Dec 2012	#1
Or better yet... Not waste it at all?	RevStPatrick	Dec 2012	#2
CO & WA laws are instances of nullification proposed in Jefferson & Madison’s 1798 KY & VA	jody	Dec 2012	#3
Legislatures can't restore Colorado's anti-marijuana law. It's in the constitution.	denverbill	Dec 2012	#4
The federal government has every police department on the hook.	former9thward	Dec 2012	#89
Balance the budget	SCVDem	Dec 2012	#5
Anyone know how we can strongly and effectively communicate a "hands-off" message?	RussBLib	Dec 2012	#6
try the "states' rights" angle	0rganism	Dec 2012	#18
Another possibility...	Volaris	Dec 2012	#84
Why would it matter that your "Congresscritter is a Tea Party Repug"? Holder (D) is a Democrat.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#23
Holder can't act...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#46
"Not for long, anyway"? Why would you say that? As long as he doesn't prosecute banksters	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#47
What I am saying is he won't...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#55
I believe that the DoJ is separate from the Executive.	BlueCaliDem	Dec 2012	#58
If Obama did not want Holder to go after state-approved medical marijuana dispensaries,	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#67
Bingo. nt	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#74
You would be wrong.	Fuddnik	Dec 2012	#71
Ah, another good story ruined by the facts.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#75
No. History shows clearly, I am CORRECT. You're wrong.	BlueCaliDem	Dec 2012	#121
There are three branches of government. Which one do you think the DoJ reports to?	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#94
Yes. Keywords:	BlueCaliDem	Dec 2012	#105
Try the "you're going to cost us the 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 elections" angle	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#81
We have a winner!	calimary	Dec 2012	#102
From an organizing point of view, the "Congresscritter...Tea Party" fellow might be the	jtuck004	Dec 2012	#82
Let it go to trial and see what a jury in that state says.	hobbit709	Dec 2012	#7
The method of jury nullification will have to be used, over and over	villager	Dec 2012	#11
What villager said.	jody	Dec 2012	#13
Agree!	think	Dec 2012	#15
That's not cheap nor free.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#48
What about the poor slob who gets a "law and order" jury.	Hassin Bin Sober	Dec 2012	#65
Why don't	John2	Dec 2012	#8
You can only sue on grounds of Unconstitutionality.	former9thward	Dec 2012	#100
They	John2	Dec 2012	#103
Commerce Clause and 10th Amendment	bl968	Dec 2012	#107
OFFS. I can't believe the admin. would waste it's time on this. Why aren't States' Rights Advocates	nolabear	Dec 2012	#9
Maybe it	John2	Dec 2012	#10
Because they're not really for "States Rights" that's just a wedge issue used by them to further	Uncle Joe	Dec 2012	#25
you get the gold star for today	Volaris	Dec 2012	#87
The President has decided not to enforce DOMA and let states decide marriage equality.	progressoid	Dec 2012	#40
You can support...	awoke_in_2003	Dec 2012	#56
Pot, the cash crop for the Private Prison Complex. States' rights be damned on this issue.	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2012	#114
Bongs Away!	Gregorian	Dec 2012	#12
This is a clear case of ignoring science and math. Pathetic.....	think	Dec 2012	#14
they're also ignoring democracy	0rganism	Dec 2012	#19
"Pathetic" is an understatement. A fucking waste of time and money.	GodlessBiker	Dec 2012	#31
Obama may be a NARC, but Jimmy Carter wants to toke up	MediaMan	Dec 2012	#16
Kudos to Jimmy Carter; a great statesman, in many ways ahead of his time.	Uncle Joe	Dec 2012	#28
Inevitable & neccessary step	maxsolomon	Dec 2012	#17
This is one time when the feds need to keep their noses to themselves.....	Swede Atlanta	Dec 2012	#20
President Obama...take notice and leave it alone.	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#21
Bring 'em on!	Ezlivin	Dec 2012	#22
WTF has Obama got to lose by advocating a rescheduling of Marijuana?	SHRED	Dec 2012	#24
Only Congress can do that. Obama is the president. Different branch. eom	BlueCaliDem	Dec 2012	#60
Ok,	John2	Dec 2012	#108
Time to get rid of Holder. /nt	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#26
Holder was a HUGE disappointment and should have been axed. Many wanted Jennifer Granholm	SugarShack	Dec 2012	#57
This would be Obama turning his back on us.	Joey Liberal	Dec 2012	#27
Again, you mean?	villager	Dec 2012	#52
Always. nt	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2012	#115
the prison industrial complex demands it....	mike_c	Dec 2012	#29
Marijuana listed as a Schedule 1 narcotic is obscene	SHRED	Dec 2012	#30
Remember...	greyghost	Dec 2012	#32
Sort of like the "Drive 55" federal requirement that tied highway funds to lowering the speed limit?	MADem	Dec 2012	#33
I heard something to that effect talked about on one of the morning programs.	Uncle Joe	Dec 2012	#38
Two words: "Jury Nullification"	SHRED	Dec 2012	#34
Two more words: "Good luck"	DefenseLawyer	Dec 2012	#77
the 60 Minutes piece said Denver citizens are doing it	SHRED	Dec 2012	#86
Try it feds, and states will secede	Ter	Dec 2012	#35
Oh Jesus Christ on a cracker.	Arugula Latte	Dec 2012	#36
The Ironic Thing	Ccarmona	Dec 2012	#37
Know what chaps arse	bakpakr	Dec 2012	#39
Why can't the state use it's National Guard to block the Narcs? - Seriously!	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#41
I just read article in Rolling Stone	marlakay	Dec 2012	#42
good luck with that-he helped create the drug czar	green for victory	Dec 2012	#53
Biden Also Pushed Through the "Rave Act" in the Dead of Night	AndyTiedye	Dec 2012	#70
Didn't he also vote to make student loans nondischargeable in bankrupty? What a populist.	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2012	#78
Huh. They want to treat voters like Michigan treats unions. n/t	jtuck004	Dec 2012	#43
Obama smoked pot. Bush smoked pot. Clinton Smoked pot.	dorkulon	Dec 2012	#44
What a damn minute! Clinton NEVER INHALED!!	AAO	Dec 2012	#69
Drug laws for only for the little people, much like taxes.	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2012	#116
K&R	DeSwiss	Dec 2012	#45
The DOJ is wasting effort on pot smokers........	Hotler	Dec 2012	#49
Well, there goes all beliefs that I had he'd be different in the 2nd term...	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#50
whatever, then make it a finable offense, 1 penny, to be paid, when you get around to it	CreekDog	Dec 2012	#51
I wouldn't legalize it at the state-level, I'd just change the penality to a 1 cent fine.	David__77	Dec 2012	#54
Nothing but kudos for obama but...	neffernin	Dec 2012	#59
This option doesn't seem viable:	JimDandy	Dec 2012	#61
Hope for change	_ed_	Dec 2012	#62
???	heaven05	Dec 2012	#63
Stop the sale of all liquor? You must be joking	green for victory	Dec 2012	#66
I think	neffernin	Dec 2012	#73
it's	heaven05	Dec 2012	#79
being	heaven05	Dec 2012	#76
When is someone going to take legal action against stupidity?	nolabels	Dec 2012	#64
Why don't they go after REAL criminals like Bush & CHEEEEney!	AAO	Dec 2012	#68
Exactly my thought. nt	JudyM	Dec 2012	#113
You're Welcome Mr. Obama	SoCalMusicLover	Dec 2012	#72
yep	heaven05	Dec 2012	#80
Constant disappointment....Obama aims to please.	SammyWinstonJack	Dec 2012	#117
Here they go, flushing OUR tax dollars down the toilet	LiberalEsto	Dec 2012	#83
As A person that did time for pot	BobbyBoring	Dec 2012	#85
Exactly what I said in another thread	musiclawyer	Dec 2012	#90
Do they want a repeat of 2010?	CrispyQ	Dec 2012	#88
JURY NULLIFICATION!	wildbilln864	Dec 2012	#91
I think there are a lot of questions	union_maid	Dec 2012	#92
In theory, yes	Hydra	Dec 2012	#97
So Telling and So Dumb	colsohlibgal	Dec 2012	#93
“In Colorado, Pot Got 50,000 More Votes Than Obama”	frylock	Dec 2012	#95
I live in a red county in WA	marlakay	Dec 2012	#96
Howdy again,	cilla4progress	Dec 2012	#109
Howdy back	marlakay	Dec 2012	#110
Back in the day, cannabis was decriminalized in OR, WA, AK	Hestia	Dec 2012	#98
Lets Stop the War	elbloggoZY27	Dec 2012	#99
grrrr	Marrah_G	Dec 2012	#101
stupid, but for all politicians it's, "Whose your daddy?"	fascisthunter	Dec 2012	#104
It's a good thing that we aren't stuck with Romney	FiveGoodMen	Dec 2012	#106
This would be a very stupid thing for the Obama administration to do.	yardwork	Dec 2012	#111
This is the most pressing problem facing our nation today	jsr	Dec 2012	#112
Nauseating!	JackRiddler	Dec 2012	#118
Lets see who the government works for	DiverDave	Dec 2012	#119
We all know who it is	harun	Dec 2012	#120

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