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2009-10-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tipper 2009-10-19 05:32|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Finally something sensible out of the O administration.

Posted by Shavise Guelph3916 2009-10-19 06:17|| 2009-10-19 06:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Explains much about the economic policies of the Obama administration.

Posted by DMFD 2009-10-19 06:39|| 2009-10-19 06:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Duuuuude....

Posted by Mike 2009-10-19 09:20|| 2009-10-19 09:20|| Front Page Top

#4 It gives all the young people something distracting to do during their funemployment.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-10-19 09:34|| 2009-10-19 09:34|| Front Page Top

#5 really far away man.....

Posted by armyguy 2009-10-19 09:40|| 2009-10-19 09:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Always heard Obama was a stoner. Castrate smokers and the tobacco industry, but when it comes to getting spaced out on pot, its a go. What sick prick.

Posted by Blinky Whath1594 2009-10-19 09:41|| 2009-10-19 09:41|| Front Page Top

#7 if the gals on the View were stoned it might not be as bad as it is

Posted by lord garth 2009-10-19 09:47|| 2009-10-19 09:47|| Front Page Top

#8 For once, albeit unintentionally, Obama may have a successful policy. This is because it, again unintentionally, recognizes federalism. Were Obama to be told this he would freak out, because that is the last thing he wants.

However, right now, it is the winning way to go. The pendulum has swung way too far on the side of centralized power, and is desperate to swing back in favor of federalism. Obama's other policies have pushed it beyond the breaking point. They will fail because it is out of control in that direction.

But recognizing, unintentionally, that marijuana is a State problem, *not* a US government problem, is just a hair's breadth back from the extreme of centralized power. As such, it is a major success for federalism, and invites more federalist efforts.

Hopefully Obama will try to follow up this success in other ways, preferring pleasure to pain.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-10-19 11:28|| 2009-10-19 11:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Finally people will start paying attention to my posts.

Posted by Penguin 2009-10-19 12:04|| 2009-10-19 12:04|| Front Page Top

#10 What is this poorly-written crap from Gawker doing here?

Posted by gromky 2009-10-19 12:48|| 2009-10-19 12:48|| Front Page Top

#11 Federalism?

Is he gonna let states that have the drinking age at 16 have federal highway funds?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-10-19 13:28|| 2009-10-19 13:28|| Front Page Top

#12 Anonymouse, you are right but by semi-legalizing it on the National Level it encourages states to follow suit. Once enough states have made the leap (assuming that happens) it would be easy to Federalize control again. Sort of like in a tug of war where you give a bit to off-balance your opponent then yank.

It also has two benefits that a fellow like Obama might like (a) Might drive police and others nuts (b) the policy should help him shore up the left wingnuts a bit.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-10-19 13:54|| 2009-10-19 13:54|| Front Page Top

#13 Why will it drive police nuts?

Stoners are generally easy to control, non-violent and non-objecting. This was told to me by a UK policeman.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-19 15:16|| 2009-10-19 15:16|| Front Page Top

#14 You ever seen a stoned driver, BP?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-10-19 15:19|| 2009-10-19 15:19|| Front Page Top

#15 Not really, nor drunk drivers and we have a lot of pubs, the police just stop a lot of drivers and the courts are quite strict on drunk/drug driving (DUI). The U.K. police now have drug testing kits.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-19 15:54|| 2009-10-19 15:54|| Front Page Top

#16 Do you suppose the next step for BO is the de facto decriminalization/legalization of marijuana?

Posted by JohnQC 2009-10-19 17:06|| 2009-10-19 17:06|| Front Page Top

#17 Under influence of hashish (which I understand stronger than marijuana) you lose all caution, and everything is funny. Driving head on into another car would be an enormous joke.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-10-19 17:40|| 2009-10-19 17:40|| Front Page Top

#18 It's designed to keep everyone from getting angry.

"Let me have my toaster and my tv and my steel belted radials and my wow and my pot..."

Well, my opinion?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-10-19 18:04|| 2009-10-19 18:04|| Front Page Top

#19 Many law enforcement folks are opposed to legalization for different reasons. I suspect they fear the ruined lives associated with drug use would be increased in numbers.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-10-19 20:08|| 2009-10-19 20:08|| Front Page Top

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