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Prohibition is a failed public policy. nt TeamPooka Sep 2013 #1
The irony is the person most responsible for promoting this particular prohibition Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #2
+100 TeamPooka Sep 2013 #4
+1,000 malaise Sep 2013 #22
A majority of the country wants it de-criminalized at least. nt Deep13 Sep 2013 #3
Nixon's Commission was leaning toward legalization until Nixon interfered/preempted their report Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #6
No! The science must support my preconceptions, no matter what the facts are!!! Deep13 Sep 2013 #9
"He saw marijuana tied to radical demonstrators." And that is the whole reason for starting and liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #5
According to the tapes, Jews, Communists, and the counter culture Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #7
God, Nixon was such a piece of crap. Rex Sep 2013 #8
Well at least crap has the benefit of fertilizing the earth and helping things to grow. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #10
And he was probably drunk and geezed on pills at the time. nt Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #11
I would wager that you are correct sir, this all happened during the same general time period Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #12
Radley Balko addresses this in The Rise of the Warrior Cop matt819 Sep 2013 #13
That's a good post but I do believe things are beginning to change, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #14
Fascinating read Catherina Sep 2013 #15
That's what Nixon did, isn't it? Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #16
what a fucking idiot! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #17
+ Infinity with a cherry on top. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #21
Why, thank you...it's the cherry that made my day! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #24
Control Freaks and Paranoid Authoritarians seem to share a certain number of mental traits Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #18
I believe you summed Nixon and his ilk up pretty well. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #26
He believed that "the Jews," especially "Jewish psychiatrists" were behind advocacy for legalizatio grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #19
Among his other shortcomings, Nixon Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #27
"people use marijuana "to get high" while "a person drinks to have fun."" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #20
Talking about your classic double standard Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #29
Thought I'd share from 14 years ago... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #32
It was Nixon's "fuck you" to the college crowd for protesting the war Zorro Sep 2013 #23
Smart and/or educated people threatened him and intelligencephobia Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #30
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2013 #25
Thank you, WillyT Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #31
I can't believe the country survived this fool Scairp Sep 2013 #28
The Cuyahoga River catching fire in Ohio and a Democratic Controlled Congress Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #33
That paranoid asshole wanted to punish his political enemies and deny voting rights to millions. Coyotl Sep 2013 #34
But he was successful despite equal, fair and just democratic principles being anathema to him Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #35
What a Dick n/t Oilwellian Sep 2013 #36
^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^ Coyotl Sep 2013 #37
Now now, let's not be giving dicks a bad name, when used properly they perform important and Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #38
"What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob?" NightWatcher Sep 2013 #39
The nation has been pretty much consistently misguided since he Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #40
Thanks to everyone that posted and/or recommended this thread, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #41
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