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61. I see you got crickets to your questions, ProSense.. you

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:19 PM

Jan 2014

make some very good points. those talking about "lip service".. perhaps they wished PBO hadn't said Pot was no worse than alcohol from the White House to get more progress made on this issue?

Too bad he can't wave his magic wand and zip it's done. He knows things take time.. like DADT, DOMA and the advancement and acceptance of Gay Marriage.

DADT- "In the Dustbin of History After 17 Years"

http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/federal-laws/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-act-of-2010?gclid=CJLd-Lb0i7wCFTCCQgodx0EABg

". By striking down Section 3 of DOMA, the Supreme Court has affirmed that all loving and committed couples who marry deserve equal legal respect and treatment. It marks an enormous victory for equal justice under the law and ends DOMA’s two-tiered system for marriage, which for over 16 years has forced the government to pick and choose among marriages and create a "gay exception" that only caused pain, uncertainty, and financial harm."

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/entry/c/doma

17 States with Legal Gay Marriage and 33 States with Same-Sex Marriage Bans

http://gaymarriage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004857

Thanks for all your information on what's being done as far as the War on Drugs with the Obama Admin. Great Progress!

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Barack Obama has a weed problem [View all] SHRED Jan 2014 OP

Action should match words - we'll see. polichick Jan 2014 #1

He needs to pardon them NOW SHRED Jan 2014 #2

When I say things like that, I'm called "bitter" - but yes... polichick Jan 2014 #3

Bitter? SHRED Jan 2014 #4

One poster who complains that people don't "praise" Obama enough... polichick Jan 2014 #6

These are POLITICAL PRISONERS SHRED Jan 2014 #13

Does the Federal Government have Private for Profit Prisons? Bandit Jan 2014 #21

Yes, the Feds contract with the prison companies: malthaussen Jan 2014 #35

Federal Private Prison Populations Grew by 784% in 10 Year Span woo me with science Jan 2014 #39

Seems the boundaries between the fed gov't (state gov'ts too) and... polichick Jan 2014 #40

He needs to get the DOJ to stop enforcing the stupid pot laws. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #5

Exactly. Why doesn't he use the power that We, the People gave him? polichick Jan 2014 #7

He has employed that power and told the feds to back off in state where it is legal. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #49

Those CA raids seem unjust to me - and seems the prez could stop them... polichick Jan 2014 #51

I'm sure the president would pardon them all today but underthematrix Jan 2014 #8

He could just make them in the Oval Office. polichick Jan 2014 #10

unlike Dr. King who had actual courage SHRED Jan 2014 #11

The President has absolute pardon power. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #12

Five years into his Presidency now. woo me with science Jan 2014 #17

I guess he could jeopardize his re-election chances Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #20

you forgot the hope part. Phlem Jan 2014 #52

They should never have been arrested, they should already be pardoned. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #9

Election season. woo me with science Jan 2014 #14

thank you for this! SHRED Jan 2014 #15

Thank you for the thread. woo me with science Jan 2014 #41

It's horrifying to think that all it'll ever be is talk... polichick Jan 2014 #16

I could see corporate power... SHRED Jan 2014 #18

I'd say the federal governments deal with the Sinaloa cartel is a bigger problem... Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #19

President Obama helps our cause and immediately he is attacked... tridim Jan 2014 #22

"our cause" SHRED Jan 2014 #23

Obama is helping us legalize cannabis. tridim Jan 2014 #24

I'm sorry, WHAT? Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #26

He could do two things instead of lip service SHRED Jan 2014 #27

He's helping us legalize cannabis by arresting legal purveyors of cannabis. progressoid Jan 2014 #28

My head hurts. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #30

Kind of like how we bombed freedom into Iraq. progressoid Jan 2014 #58

He has done no such thing. He has prevented progress with the his AG's actions. nt TeamPooka Jan 2014 #53

"our cause" = the blind worship of the a politician lol nt msongs Jan 2014 #42

People in this thread are challenging Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #25

I've been addressing the issue since Obama made his statement over the weekend. tridim Jan 2014 #29

You're looking less than intelligent Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #31

This "issue" has been raised three times this morning. tridim Jan 2014 #32

Well, see, there's the problem. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #34

"hates" SHRED Jan 2014 #33

Don't you hate it when a fellow Obama voters says you hate Obama? Rex Jan 2014 #37

precisely SHRED Jan 2014 #38

It is so bizarre. It is their way of trying to silence any dissent. morningfog Jan 2014 #47

I think a lot of them are authoritarians Rex Jan 2014 #55

Just hide it and move along. morningfog Jan 2014 #46

You know what, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he will do it. Rex Jan 2014 #36

Isn't it within his power right now? davidthegnome Jan 2014 #44

Only for those convicted of federal crimes. morningfog Jan 2014 #48

Weed Bowl 2014 (WA vs. CO) is a humorous opportunity to keep this issue on the front... burner. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #43

The truth? The same reason he's done more deportations.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #45

Do you and he know that Obama's not running again for anything? TeamPooka Jan 2014 #54

The Right is in constant campaign mode and suffer from projection. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #56

What does the Right Wing have to do with Obama's chosen course of action? TeamPooka Jan 2014 #63

Don't you know job #1 for Democrats is to prove to the beltway they're as good as Republicans? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #64

But ProSense Jan 2014 #50

I see you got crickets to your questions, ProSense.. you Cha Jan 2014 #61

I don't think so. Congress and the states get to change the laws, not Obama. Coyotl Jan 2014 #57

Grievances RainDog Jan 2014 #59

it's what happens when your position changes with the direction of popular opinion Skittles Jan 2014 #60

This fucking shit again? Buddyblazon Jan 2014 #62