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RainDog

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27. Do you know that Arizona has had to vote for the same law three times?

Wed May 9, 2012, 09:47 PM

May 2012

Arizona passed a mmj legalization initiative in the 1990s. The legislature created various ways to make it unenforceable. Then people had to vote for a law to keep the legislature from thwarting the will of the people. Then, people in Arizona had to vote for yet another mmj legalization measure - and yet, still Brewer and others are trying to make it impossible to enact the law in any reasonable way.

It seems to me, when you have a legislature and governor that work to prevent democracy - they should be booted out of office.

Since when were conservatives supposed to be the nannies for adults in this nation? Since they aligned with people who vote with them to oppress others rather than uphold conservative values.

Goldwater endorsed the 1996 bill.

Modern day conservatives are social totalitarians, imo, and there's nothing about their actions that tie them to actual principles of conservatism as a political movement.

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U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Law Does Not Pre-empt State MMJ Law [View all] RainDog May 2012 OP

What next? Gay marriage? MannyGoldstein May 2012 #1

Now if we can just get the feds to quit ignoring state laws. Lionessa May 2012 #2

Sadly, this administration shares that knack with its predecessors villager May 2012 #3

The executive branch and Congress need to respond to the will of the American people RainDog May 2012 #4

i agree but not because a majority of people, that's a slippery slope I won't go near. Lionessa May 2012 #5

I agree - but the reason a majority want the law to change is because of the science RainDog May 2012 #6

Well we hope that's the reason, but in the end it doesn't matter, Lionessa May 2012 #7

Since the govt can no longer control information about this topic RainDog May 2012 #9

Thanks for fighting the good fight RainDog. iscooterliberally May 2012 #24

thanks for those kind words RainDog May 2012 #26

That's pretty much what Arizona is arguing at the SC in regard to SB1070 CactusJak May 2012 #8

Yes, however the OPs title is inaccurate. Fed law does outrank State law for Lionessa May 2012 #10

it is indeed a very tough road to walk - if you are a federal truedelphi May 2012 #14

Arizona is arguing against human rights RainDog May 2012 #11

You say: truedelphi May 2012 #15

here's a link RainDog May 2012 #16

I see this as a win for human rights, not because of the origin of the law. I'm encouraged by it. freshwest May 2012 #12

Same hear. And a big shout out to raindog for truedelphi May 2012 #13

It's from Dec. 2011 RainDog May 2012 #17

I'd have never known if you hadn't. This is the first I heard. Thanks! freshwest May 2012 #20

Misleading headline -- Actually, as stated in the story, "The U.S. Supreme Court REFUSED TO REVIEW AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #18

Excuse me but doesn't the USSC refusal to review a case mean bupkus May 2012 #21

Of course that's what that means. In contrast, it does not mean (as improperly implied by the AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #23

Does This Mean DallasNE May 2012 #19

Federal agencies can make arrests in states. RainDog May 2012 #22

Even though Meiko May 2012 #25

Do you know that Arizona has had to vote for the same law three times? RainDog May 2012 #27

kick b/c I'm so pissed at what is going on now. n/t RainDog Dec 2012 #28