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In reply to the discussion: Fact: The Obama Administration Has Spent $120 Million More Than Bush Fighting Medicinal Marijuana [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)those who would characterize such an action don't have any standing among voters!
I am so tired of hearing people claim something can't be done because someone might say something bad about it.
Of course the jackasses will say something bad - because they're jackasses.
But when you have 72% of all voters saying... STOP WASTING MONEY ON THIS... suddenly, so many "fiscal conservatives" are no where to be found.
Which is how you know this issue isn't about anything other than sucking up to certain bureaucracies that want their money train - and, of course, it's the defense contractors who receive the overwhelming bulk of money for current policies.
A recent Senate sub-committee report, from DEMOCRAT Claire Mccaskill, of Missouri - not exactly progressive central - said the War on Drugs is a failure and noted that trillions of dollars have been given to defense contractors that are never accounted for.
No, the problem is that govt. agencies don't want to admit they have LIED to the American people with impunity for decades, have imprisoned people and ruined lives over NOTHING - but, really, they don't even have to do the mea culpa. Just get on with it and stop this stupid shit.