Comments on: Senate Republicans Stop New York Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

By: alan1tx

alan1tx — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:44:44 +0000

Why is it MY morality?

I have nothing to do with NY laws. The down sides I posted in #4 were from a pro-MJ editoral in one of the NY newspapers. As I said, it sure looks like a lot of down-side.

What’s the make-up of the person who would risk all that? Insane, doesn’t know better? Addict, can’t stop? Low self control, find’s it too hard to say no? Defiant, nobody tells me what to do? Denier or thinks he’s too clever, doesn’t think he’ll get caught? Normal and willing to accept the consequences? Thrill seeker, wanting to push the envelope?

Why do you think someone would risk all of #4 for a smoke?

By: alan1tx

alan1tx — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:26:58 +0000

In that case, take another toke.

By: Sophist

Sophist — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:01:25 +0000

The really great thing about marijuana prohibition, is all the old testament admonitions about it (canna-bosm) being reserved for use by levitical types only. The comment on marijuana prohibition, that; “We’re all Amalekites now”, evokes this somewhat.

Can’t have the ignorant rabble having their own encounters with the burning bush.

By: sapphirebulletsofpurelove

sapphirebulletsofpurelove — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:24:45 +0000

And the other shoe drops.

What other aspects of my life would you like to control because it upsets your morality? Yeah, come and try whenever you like.

By: holeybuybull

holeybuybull — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:10:27 +0000

Have another drink.

By: alan1tx

alan1tx — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:26:36 +0000

Yes, a person with low self control has the deck stacked against him.

By: holeybuybull

holeybuybull — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:58:39 +0000

“Land of the Free” my ass. More like the land of draconian drug policies enacted by the puppets of Big Pharma, Big Booze, Big Private Prisons, and the DEA.

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:01:07 +0000

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By: alan1tx

alan1tx — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:49:21 +0000

The consequences of arrests for young people are substantial and potentially life-long. Everyone arrested is handcuffed, taken to a police station, finger-printed, photographed. Their personal information is sent to the FBI, and then to other public and private criminal records databases. These records are permanent and effectively cannot be expunged.

Misdemeanor arrest and conviction records are computerized and instantly searchable on the Internet for $20 to $40 through commercial criminal record database services.

Employers, landlords, credit agencies, licensing boards for nurses and beauticians, schools, and banks now routinely search these databases for background checks on applicants. Employers and landlords, faced with an abundance of applicants, often eliminate those with criminal arrest records, especially for drugs. Nurses, security guards, and others licensed by the state can lose their licenses and their jobs from just one misdemeanor marijuana arrest.

Family court can remove children from a home because a parent is convicted or even just arrested for marijuana possession. A person cannot be considered for public housing with an “open criminal case,” including the typical probation for a first-time arrest for possessing small amounts of marijuana.

Certainty is a lot to put at risk.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:26:36 +0000

We need to link taxing pot too two things creating or keeping existing jobs and tax increases. We need to point out that the states are broke we can fire a ton of teachers, police, firemen etc and still raise taxes.
Or we can increase taxes on the rich most states will probably do both.
When the GOP says no to taxing pot we say ok then lets tax the rich. If the GOP say cut teachers, police, firemen then we say sure starting with your neighborhood.
You can send your kids to private schools the same ones that educated Bush and taught Geithner economics, you can afford rent a cops heck non union rent a cops are probably cheaper didn’t George Zimmermen work at private security at rave’s now we find out he’s on medication for

tzar June 19th, 2012 at 12:54 pm 6
In response to Masoninblue @ 4
According to Zimmerman’s jail-house conversation with his wife, his prescribed medications includes:
Tamazepam – for insomnia
Respiradal -, for schizophrenia; bi-polar disorder
Mirtazapin(Remeron) – for major depressive disorder
Adderal – for ADHD, narcolepsy and depression
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http://my.firedoglake.com/mason/2012/06/19/zimmerman-update-six-recorded-jailhouse-phone-calls-released/

If you rich guys want non union police then you end up getting guys like George. Given the sad state of healthcare in this country and gun laws yes guys like George are guarding your home.
In more civilized countries guys like George would never own a gun.
Tell me rich guys do you really trust low bid non union workers to provide you safe drinking water? Do you really think free enterprise can stop other rich guys from polluting your water and air?
Whether its private charter schools, private prisons or the postal service government does the job better and quite often cheaper.