legalization on the table for 2012 elections

[kyndone]

Marijuana Legalization is Top Issue in White House Petition
www.ibtimes.com


A proposal to legalize marijuana has the most supporters of any issue submitted to the White House's new online petition website, qualifying the issue for a formal response from the Obama administration.
<LINK rel=stylesheet type=text/css href="http://img.ibtimes.com/www/site/2011/articles/css/gdShow.css" media=screen><SCRIPT type=text/javascript src="http://img.ibtimes.com/www/js/us/jquery.gdShow.js"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript src="http://img.ibtimes.com/www/js/us/easing.js"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript> $(document).ready(function () { $('#articleShow').gdShow(); }); </SCRIPT>When the White House launched the website, officials promised to respond to any petition that received more than 5,000 signatures within 30 days. The marijuana legalization question has so far garnered over 17,000 signatures, and two other petitions related to legalizing marijuana have also exceeded 5,000 signatures.

"Isn't it time to legalize and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol?" the petition reads. "If not, please explain why you feel that the continued criminalization of cannabis will achieve the results in the future that it has never achieved in the past?"
Among the other petitions that have broken the 5,000 signature mark are a call to ameliorate animal homelessness,and an initiative to remove the phrase "under god" from the Pledge of Allegiance

 

[SOTW GTR 3]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!! "!initiative to remove the phrase "under god" from the Pledge of Allegiance" IS GREAT AS WELL!!!!!

 

[Bi0hazard]

I've always had a problem with the "under god" part of the pledge of allegiance, but Cannabis legalization is way more important without a doubt.

 

[Mt Toaker]

I doubt this will do anything at all. . . last time Obama was approached about legalization of marijuana as the number one law issue on the website he put up when he first got in office he just scoffed at the question of legalization.

 

[jonnybgod]

I doubt this will do anything at all. . . last time Obama was approached about legalization of marijuana as the number one law issue on the website he put up when he first got in office he just scoffed at the question of legalization.

You're right, Obama is a piece of shit that is against anything good for the country.
The only way to move this country forward is to vote for Ron Paul. He will leave it up to the states to decide what they want. He will also most importantly expose the private company called "The Federal Reserve" and the destruction they bring to the world.

 

[trem0lo]

You're right, Obama is a piece of shit that is against anything good for the country.
The only way to move this country forward is to vote for Ron Paul. He will leave it up to the states to decide what they want. He will also most importantly expose the private company called "The Federal Reserve" and the destruction they bring to the world.

It's true. But getting him elected will take former democrats and independents registering to vote Republican in their states' primary. Just swallow you pride and effing do it. He's our last shot before the DEA starts cracking down in other Medical states like they are in California. You know they would just love the opportunity to expand their power in this way.

A brief read about the history of the Federal Reserve shows that it's a privately held bank with revolving doors to big banks, wall street, congress and the White House. They print money causing inflation, give money to foreign central banks, and manipulate interest rates that greatly influence the business cycle, causing recessions and depressions. And their history of funding both sides of every major war since 1913 is appalling.

 

[MadBuddhaAbuser]

while internet petitions are nice, there is an ACTUAL BILL in committee now to decriminalize pot on a federal level HR 2306.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2306

H.R. 2306: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011

112th Congress: 2011-2012

To limit the application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marihuana, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA4]

Status: This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Explanation: Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Sep 22, 2011 6:18AM]


in order to make it out of committee, we must contact these members---

Majority Members (Republican)
F. James (Jim) Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI) [Chairman] 202-225-5101 202-225-3190 http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/email_zip.htm
Louie Gohmert (R-TX) 202-225-3035 202-226-1230 http://gohmert.house.gov/Contact/
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) 202-225-5431 202-225-9681 http://goodlatte.house.gov/contact/index.shtml
Dan Lungren (R-CA) 202-225-5716 202-226-1298 https://lungren.house.gov//index.cfm?sectionid=84&sec …
J. Randy Forbes (R-VA) 202-225-6365 202-226-1170 http://randyforbes.house.gov/Contact/ZipAuth.htm
Ted Poe (R-TX) 202-225-6565 202-225-5547 http://poe.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) 202-225-7751 202-225-5629 https://chaffetz.house.gov/contact/email-me.shtml
Tim Griffin (R-AR) 202-225-2506 202-225-5903 https://griffin.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
Tom Marino (R-PA) 202-225-3731 202-225-9594 https://marino.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
Trey Gowdy (R-SC) 202-225-6030 202-226-1177 http://gowdy.house.gov/Contact/
Sandy Adams (R-FL) 202-225-2706 202-226-6299 http://adams.house.gov/Contact/
Ben Quayle (R-AZ) 202-225-3361 202-225-3462 https://quayle.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=58§i …


Minority Members (Democrats)
Member Name_ DC Phone -DC FAX- Contact Form
Bobby Scott (D-VA) [Ranking Member] 202-225-8351 202-225-8354 https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
Steve Cohen (D-TN) 202-225-3265 202-225-5663 http://cohen.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_for …
Hank Johnson (D-GA) 202-225-1605 202-226-0691 https://hankjohnsonforms.house.gov/contact-form.shtml
Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) 202-225-2615 202-225-2154 http://pierluisi.house.gov/english/contact-us.html
Judy Chu (D-CA) 202-225-5464 202-225-5467 https://forms.house.gov/chu/contact-form.shtml
Ted Deutch (D-FL) 202-225-3001 202-225-5974 https://deutchforms.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep/defa …
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) 202-225-7931 202-226-2052 http://wassermanschultz.house.gov/contact/email-me.sh …
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) 202-225-3816 202-225-3317 http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/Contact/
Mike Quigley (D-IL)202-225-4061 202-225-5603 https://forms.house.gov/quigley/contact-form.shtml

These fine folks represent the House Commitee on the Judiciary:Subcommitee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. This is where the decriminalization bill Ron Paul and Barney Frank introduced earlier this year is currently in "discussion". This bill will stall here if we do not contact these people fervently.


If you want to help, this would do alot more than an internet poll would.

 

[R3ZNH3AD]

It's not gonna happen... Sorry bro... Keep wishing... Maybe you'll see cows fly to...

 

[vta]

It's not gonna happen... Sorry bro... Keep wishing... Maybe you'll see cows fly to...

Yeah well 20 years ago if you told me that I could go into a store and pick from a 100 different strains and hash I might of said the same thing...and now look...there are over 400 clubs within a hour of my house.

 

[BrnCow]

Maybe we need to start a petition to replace the president with a board of directors..one from every state...let the lobbiest try and buy that off...lol Or maybe just vote for Paul or Johnston...

 

[BiG H3rB Tr3E]

Maybe we need to start a petition to replace the president with a board of directors..one from every state...

its called congress and house of reps. no difference.... just a larger group of corrupt self righteous ignorant assholes putting their own interests before their constituents.

 

[ShroomDr]

Voting for president really has devolved into a futuristic Simpsons episode.

Douche Bag vs Date Rape.


As Ralph says, "Dont blame me, i voted Date Rape!"

 

[bentom187]

RON PAUL OR THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bDxnpNj6UU&feature=related

 

[rckymtnthuglife]

If Ron Paul were to be elected corporations would run even wilder than they do now. He wants business to be completely free of government regulations. Kinda sounds nice...doesn't it.

Imagine the credit card company that can charge whatever it wants in interest.

Imagine the oil company that has no restrictions on where or how it can drill.

Imagine the hospital that can deny anyone care.

Unbridled corporate power is what you will get with any Libertarian. Thomas Jefferson's worst nightmare.
Imagine the power big pharma would have over life and death.

 

[Snook]

If Ron Paul were to be elected corporations would run even wilder than they do now. He wants business to be completely free of government regulations. Kinda sounds nice...doesn't it.

Imagine the credit card company that can charge whatever it wants in interest.

Imagine the oil company that has no restrictions on where or how it can drill.

Imagine the hospital that can deny anyone care.

Unbridled corporate power is what you will get with any Libertarian. Thomas Jefferson's worst nightmare.
Imagine the power big pharma would have over life and death.

I'm thinking big pharma is alrady a big contruibuter to negatives about cannabis. There are 'air' powered cars, on the road, in India.. but here regulations and the UAW would never alow it, so we must drill.. So it's OK for unions to have their way but not corporations? It's all a double edged sword..

 

[bentom187]

yeah buisness sounds nice,and if it disreguards the law there are courts for that.

well creditcards are owned by the banks and there main purpose is too keep us in debt ,and they are a privatley owned company not a govt agencey so they raise and drop % at will ,the govt cant stop them period, they can bitch and moan but thats it.

well oils only worth its demand,and what a speculator feels like saying it is,if the govt didnt prop up oil or auto ,a new indistry could compete and polluters fall by the waysside.

if hospitals had freemarkets without insurence, they would provide the best care money can buy ,because of competition from other hospitals. obama care eliminates compitition and all money goes to insurence and then the insurence company approve only the cheap stuff.


so i know alot of what your saying is just what the news keeps saying over and over, but no one researches it, so they walk away withthose opinions not knowing the truth.

 

[vaped]

Government controll is bad I dont care how you look at it. we have a whole industry that is supposed to be building this country. Its called the government what are they building besides shit piles. We cant fire them because elections do not matter what are we left to do as a country. we should all buy a tent and head to wall st.

 

[BiG H3rB Tr3E]

Voting for president really has devolved into a futuristic Simpsons episode.

Douche Bag vs Date Rape.


As Ralph says, "Dont blame me, i voted Date Rape!"

You want A Giant Douche or A Turd Sandwich for President?

 

[Cappy]

Yeah well 20 years ago if you told me that I could go into a store and pick from a 100 different strains and hash I might of said the same thing...and now look...there are over 400 clubs within a hour of my house.

Yeah, great for you. They're 2000 miles away from my house.

 

[vta]

Yeah, great for you. They're 2000 miles away from my house.

U-haul