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 -- Ask Obama WHY he Doesn't Support Marijuana Legalization! -- 
#172300 - 12/29/08 01:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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A new round of Obama's Open for Questions exercise has begun! Please help keep the matter of marijuana legalization in the minds of our elected officials. Though you may not find this issue to be of pressing need, open dialogue about smart and compassionate policies should have an effect on our entire conglomerate of misguided governmental policy. This would actually help to reduce spending, reduce non-violent prison populations (which are out of control), while increasing tax revenue and personal safety. All I'm asking you to do, and it should only take about one more minute:
- Visit the change.gov Open for Questions page
- Register or login on the site (instant - no email verification required)
- Do a search for questions with "prohibitionist"
- And then click the check mark to vote for the following question:
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"Why won't you support the federal legalization of marijuana, which would increase tax revenue, reduce social harm, and create new jobs by regulating an industry that already exists in the US, even amidst our current prohibitionist policy?"
Hopefully we can receive a more substantive response this time around. Please vote in favor of the similar questions as well (there are quite a few!). The more frequently we can place these questions in their Top 10, the more likely the administration is to offer a comprehensive response, as well as the more likely the general populous will be to honestly reconsider our failed drug policy.
Even though our previous question garnered the #1 spot in Obama's first "Open for Questions" exercise, his administration skirted the meat of it and simply stated that "President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana." Let's try to find out a little more about WHY he does not favor this seemingly sensible path. Fortunately, the issue has been receiving some positive media attention:Quote:
"Apparently, the arrest of nearly 1,000,000 otherwise law abiding citizens each year for mere possession of cannabis, the relentless persecution of the sick and dying, and the continued incarceration of 1 out of every 100 adults, (and the imprisonment, jailing, probation or parole of 1 out of every 31 adults) is finally getting on peoples nerves.
Yes, these questions will not go away. Lawmakers around the country will have to suck it up and realize that, as Barney Frank put it: this is an area where the public is way ahead of the politicians."
Thanks for taking just a minute to help evoke positive change! 
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 Re: -- Ask Obama WHY he Doesn't Support Marijuana Legalization! -- [Re: t0ad]
#176424 - 01/06/09 11:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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t0ad said:
Not only that, George Bush had also presided over us through the Tech bubble also, and the market recovered.
It did?
In January 2001, the Nasdaq Composite Index was at around 2800 (less than one year prior it had breached 5000). Today the Nasdaq closed at 1652, about 40% lower than when Bush entered office, and almost 68% lower than its peak in 2000.
The S&P 500 index was at around 1350 in the beginning of 2001 (peaking at 1527 in 2000). Though the S&P did see a rally back to its high last year, it presently stands at 935, about 30% lower than when Bush entered office, and almost 39% lower than its peak in 2000.
Bush has presided not over a sustained economic recovery, but one of the most serious economic collapses in modern time.
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[Bush] also dealt with the economic disaster that befell Katrina, and the backlash from lack of management on FEMA's side. 9/11 was a very disastrous time for our country, that lead to many of the bills you see enacted today.
Hardly anything from Katrina or 9/11 reflects positively on Mr. Bush so far as I've been able to gather. I didn't vote for him in 2000 or 2004, but I was willing to give him time to prove himself. Unfortunately, he only proved his incompetence and contempt for America's founding principles.
As for Obama, maybe he will bring more of the same.. but how can you judge a man for a tenure he has yet to undertake? That is blind.
And to MistaUNGA, you shouldn't discourage people from using every available means at their disposal to express their political will. Writing and calling your representatives is very important, but you should not downplay the initiative taken by those who participate at Obama's website. Even if this one action seems negligible, it is important to get people involved and willing to speak out on their beliefs. The only way a republic can function properly is when its people are willing and do in fact participate!
PS. I'm in the 215 state myself and thank goodness for it. But don't let yourself become complacent just because you can pick up your next eigth as easy as anyone can pick up a burger from McDonalds. We need to keep the pressure on all areas of government whenever possible. The people, not one man, are the ones who must ultimately create lasting change in this country.
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 Re: -- Ask Obama WHY he Doesn't Support Marijuana Legalization! -- (moved) [Re: geokills]
#176593 - 01/07/09 10:21 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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 This thread was moved from The Smoke Lounge.
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On-topic
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Re: -- Ask Obama WHY he Doesn't Support Marijuana Legalization! -- (moved) [Re: geokills]
#428153 - 06/03/10 08:37 AM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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This thread was moved from Growery News Service.
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Populating new Medical Marijuana & Activism forum.
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