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malaise

(294,342 posts)
14. Precisely
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 05:39 PM
Jun 2019

So someone does decide and for millions of pot users who were sent to prison while some of these charlatans have DUIs

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Changing the Constitution is difficult and slow. Shrike47 Jun 2019 #1
The US Constitution Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #2
I know but there should be disqualifying practices malaise Jun 2019 #4
There could unintended consequences. Eric J in MN Jun 2019 #7
Precisely jberryhill Jun 2019 #11
We need more regulation of media. Scientific journals have peer review. We need something diva77 Jun 2019 #15
Lol jberryhill Jun 2019 #16
we're already suffering the dire effects of unregulated "news" - I don't think things should diva77 Jun 2019 #26
That's just absurd jberryhill Jun 2019 #27
I didn't say I wanted to get rid of the 1st Amendment. However, we used to have diva77 Jun 2019 #28
The Fairness Doctrine... jberryhill Jun 2019 #29
At least when the Fairness Doctrine was in effect, you didn't have Rush Limbaugh and his diva77 Jun 2019 #30
"Absurd"? We need to retire this word from American politics ck4829 Jun 2019 #45
I'd pretend what you responded to and your reponse are relevant to each other too. LanternWaste Jun 2019 #34
Agree malaise Jun 2019 #12
Used to be that Americans had honor and morality and would never had elected some thing like that demtenjeep Jun 2019 #19
Unbelievable for real malaise Jun 2019 #20
right? demtenjeep Jun 2019 #21
Same here malaise Jun 2019 #22
That's the issue StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #35
exactly. we've had nut jobs running for office since forever .. stopdiggin Jun 2019 #53
Nixon got elected. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #55
How about not voting for people like that jberryhill Jun 2019 #3
There are basic standards for most professions malaise Jun 2019 #5
Yeah, and? jberryhill Jun 2019 #9
And yet you have no problem malaise Jun 2019 #40
I don't even know what that is supposed to mean jberryhill Jun 2019 #42
I had a background check greymattermom Jun 2019 #39
Yes, it's up to us to disqualify a nutcase/criminal in the voting booth. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #6
I share your concern. In any decent system such charlatans would be disqualified. BSdetect Jun 2019 #8
In any country of decent people, such charlatans wouldn't stand a chance of being elected anyway FiveGoodMen Jun 2019 #37
Because the Republican Party is complicit in keeping him there ? OnDoutside Jun 2019 #10
I have two misdemeanor pot possession busts or I'd be running.(30 years ago) panader0 Jun 2019 #13
Precisely malaise Jun 2019 #14
How about faking an illness to avoid the draft? jberryhill Jun 2019 #17
IOKIYAR keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #18
becsuse the US is full of hateful bigots who support him JI7 Jun 2019 #23
Look at all these criminal appointees malaise Jun 2019 #24
We're losing track of how big a mess this really is struggle4progress Jun 2019 #25
Precisely malaise Jun 2019 #32
the man has never paid 'the price' for anything.... spanone Jun 2019 #31
Justice is coming malaise Jun 2019 #33
In Iran... reACTIONary Jun 2019 #36
No Wall Street n/t malaise Jun 2019 #41
You want Wall Street to be.... reACTIONary Jun 2019 #43
You did misunderstand malaise Jun 2019 #47
I very truly doubt ... reACTIONary Jun 2019 #48
I am anti-religion - all religions malaise Jun 2019 #49
Me too... but I don't think the problem is... reACTIONary Jun 2019 #51
Touche malaise Jun 2019 #52
Wall Street didn't pick this guy stopdiggin Jun 2019 #54
It should have disqualified him in the eyes of voters. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #38
The Founders must have thought that would take care of itself treestar Jun 2019 #44
Actually, the founder had a plan for that... reACTIONary Jun 2019 #50
Exactly treestar Jun 2019 #56
2016 was soooo crooked we may not know the full extent for many years librechik Jun 2019 #46
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