Very good little piece from Freedom Democrats about recent legislation.
Recently, when Barney Frank was on Bill Maher, Frank indicated he was going to take a bolder legislative stance on some key issues that libertarians would be in agreement on. Since that time, Frank has remained true to his word, and in the process has formed a legislative alliance of sorts with Ron Paul in doing so. Paul has co-sponsored 3 of Frank’s recent pieces of legislation.
1) Overturning UIGEA
2) HR5843, which would essentially remove and federal penalties for marijuana possession of 100 grams or less
3) HR5842, which force the DEA and other federal authorities to respect states’ current laws on medicinal cannabisHR5842 essentially would make the Controlled Substance Act null and void in certain states because of their medical marijuana laws.
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Under Bush-Clinton-McCain regimes, this axis would wilt under the weight of the implied Veto Pen. But what about under an Obama Presidency? These bills are finding other co-sponsors and supporters in the congress. If the threat of the veto pen was removed, or even, i dare, say, there was actual support from the Executive branch for these bills, then this Frank-Paul axis could actually bear legislative fruit. Obama was rewarded last night for not pandering to the lowest common denominator. If his likely presidency truly represents “change we can believe in,” a good starting point would be to support this Frank-Paul axis.
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Here’s Obama talking about Medical Marijuana – realistic, really. Not perfect as close to practical reality on what’s possible legislatively at this point, I think.
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CANNABIS: LEGALIZE,WHY,HERE’S WHY WE NEED OIL THIS IS 1 WAY TO MAKE GAS ASWELL AS PLASTICS,PAPER,CLOTHES TO WEAR AS WELL AS A LARGE LIST OF THINGS I DON’T HAVE THE TIME TO SAY BUT I CAN SAY KIDS UNDER 21 SHOULD NOT USE THIS BECAUSE IT WOULD INTERFERE WT THERE LEARNING PROSS**THAY SHOULD LEARN THIS IN SCHOOL ,NOW IF I HAD LEARNED FLAT OUT ABOUT THIS TO START OUT WT MY LIFE WOULD HAVE WENT DIFFERANT THE EDUCATION THEY GAVE ON THIS WAS ,,WELL PUT IT THIS WAY I WASENT BUYING THAT LINE OF CRAP SEE HOW THE EDUCATION IS WORKING IN AMSTERDAM ,RIGHT I HAD MY LEG BUSTED A HIP REPLACEMENT BLATTER BROKE AN I WAS LEFT FOR DEAD MORE THAN TWICE NOW I’AM ADDICTED TO MORPHINE AN I HATE IT SICK OF IT,OH JUST STOP USING IT THAY SAY,WELL I DID JUST THAT AN WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL AN WAS GIVIN SOBOXONE AND IT GAVE ME ACUTE GRAND MAL SEIZURES AN NOW FROM THAT I CANT THINK VERY WELL AN HAVE SHORT TERM MEMOREY LOSS SO I WANT TO METHADONE,OK THAN THAT WORKED BUT NOW I DONT HAVE THE MONEY AND I LIVE FAR FROM THE CITY AN THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT OR CANNIBIS HERE I KNOW IT’S AROUND BUT I CANT GET IT SO I’AM NOT AFRAID TO SAY THIS ONLINE,AN IF ANYTHING THAT I DO KNOW IS THIS A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST I DIDENT HAVE ANY OF THE PAIN MEDS I’AM ADDICTED TO BUT WAS IN THE CITY AN WAS GIVIN SOME POT TO SMOKE AN I WAS OK I THINK IF I HAD SOME OF MY OWN IN A FEW WEEKS I COULD HAVE GOTTIN OFF THE PAIN MEDS AN IT’S NOT A TRADE OFF BECAUSE POT IS NOT ADDICTING LIKE TOBACCO, BOTH MY BROTHER AND NEPHEW DIED FROM ADIES,MY BROTHER TOLD ME THE CANNIBIS PILLS MARINOL DOES NOT WORK HE OFERED SOME TO ME BUT I COULDENT TAKE IT FRM HIM I WASENT DIEING LIKE HE WAS BUT I’AM DIEING NOW MY BLOOD IS BAD AN I ONLY HAVE A FEW YEARS LEFT,AND MY NEPHEW WAS SO SICK AN BECAUSE OF THE LAWS HERE HE WOULD NOT COME HOME TO DIE IN PEACE WITH HIS FAMILY AN I WASENT GIVEN THE CHANCE TO SEE HIM BEFORE HE DIED,,THEY TOLD ME I WOULDENT WANT TO SEE HIM LIKE THAT WT ALL THE TUBES AN WIRES IN HIM ! IT’S A SHAME WE ALL HAVE TO PUT UP WT THE LAWS WE HAVE AN I’AM ASHAMED TO SAY I’AM AN AMERICAN I FEEL I HAVE MORE TO SAY BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN COMMENT ON THIS ? ,THINK OF ALL THE JOBS AN WORK MAKING POT LEAGAL WHAT THAY DO IS PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL AND MAKE MONEY FOR JUDGES COPS LAWERS THEN WHEN THERE IN JAIL THEY PUT THEM TO WORK FOR 50 CENTS AN HR ,IS THIS THE KIND OF COUNTRY YOU WANT TO LIVE IN ?
IF I MISSPELLED THINGS AND SUCH IT’S BECAUSE OF THE GRAND MAL SEIZURES I HAD FROM THE SOUBOXONE THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEND IF THEY DETOXED ME WT METHADONE I’AM NOT SAYING THAT’S THE ANC I’AM SAYING CANNIBIS IS,AN THE LAW IS CRIMINAL,I ALSO THINK MUCH STUDYS ON THIS IS IN LINE , I WAS ABLE TO STAY OFF THE MORPHINE AS LONG AS I HAD SOME POT AND I DIDENT GET SEIZURES AT THE SAME TIME,,,PEOPLE WAKE UP WE HAVE SOMETHING HERE AN WE ALSO HAVE IBOGANE USED IN MI,FLA AND THEN THERE IS AYAHUASCA TEA MADE LEAGL IN SO AMERICAN CITYS IT SEEMS THAT IT HAD A IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE ,,LESSS CRIME AND IT HAD PEOPLE LOOK AT THEMSELFS AND NOT WANT TO DO DRUGS OF ANY KIND,IN FACT EVEN TOBACCO, LOOK WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN JAIL HERE IN THE US THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, PEOPLE COME ON NOW WAKE UP WE HAVE THE RESOURCES, NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND LIVE A BETTER LIFE,I’AM GOING TO DIE VERY SOON,IT’S TO LATE FOR ME,BUT THINK OF YOUR KIDS AND THERE KIDS IF I KNEW WHAT I DIDENT NO WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERANT DONT BS THEM UNDER 21 IS FOR LEARNING AN WHEN YOU GET OLDER YOU SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE TO DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT OR WORNG ,WE ARE NOT A FREE COUNTRY I’LL SAY IT ONE MORE TIME WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN JAIL THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY ,BUT WE CAN CHANGE ALL THIS WE CAN MAKE SO MENY JOBS GROW THE OIL FOR GAS AND PLASTICS GO LOOK ALL THIS UP AN YOU WILL FIND,I’AM NOT BS-ING YOU,LET’S US LEGALIZE CANNIBIS-IBOGANE,AN AYAHUASCA TEA DO THAT AND PEACE BE WITH YOU !