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Bluenorthwest

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47. When you have almost half the States passing laws contrary to Fedeal law and basically

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:10 AM

Mar 2014

making the will of the People strongly and repeatedly clear in long standing well functioning laws, the power being exerted belongs to the people, the President is merely acknowledging the desires of the people. Millions and millions of Americans have voted to legalize Medical and now recreational cannabis. It's 'of by and for the people' not 'of by and for some self interested government employees who refuse progress to preserve their income.
The President did not decide this, the people decided it.

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Rand Paul backs bill that could lead to crackdown on states where voters legalized weed [View all] DonViejo Mar 2014 OP

So he wants to punish states for listening to their people? shenmue Mar 2014 #1

The Whole Lib Party Is A Self-Contradictory Fraud ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #45

What a little t*rd. nt WhiteTara Mar 2014 #2

this bill needs to be WIDELY publicized, LOL.... mike_c Mar 2014 #3

so much for "states rights" hobbit709 Mar 2014 #4

Oh, he understands who is disproportionately victimized by drug laws... Orsino Mar 2014 #14

Sooo... if a Libertarian is a Republican who smokes pot, what would you call Rand Paul? kysrsoze Mar 2014 #33

say it ain't so rand . . . ucrdem Mar 2014 #5

.. Cha Mar 2014 #26

stand with rand ucrdem Mar 2014 #30

I like it! Cha Mar 2014 #31

Good, keep alienating people. Scuba Mar 2014 #6

They had to do something while they waited to vote to repeal ACA a 52nd time NightWatcher Mar 2014 #7

Good, now expose him as what he is, a regular TeaPubliKlan playing a libertarian on TV TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #8

It is not bad hair so stop saying that! KamaAina Mar 2014 #12

Fair enough! TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #13

Exactly what health care laws are he not enforcing? KamaAina Mar 2014 #9

They're referring to the ACA waivers jmowreader Mar 2014 #24

libertarian my ass. spanone Mar 2014 #10

My Thoughts Exactly Dirty Socialist Mar 2014 #20

Exactly.. what he is .. is a tool. Cha Mar 2014 #27

See My Post Above ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #46

Of course he did, otherwise he serves no real purpose in Congress. Rex Mar 2014 #11

Rand Paul is as principled as a seismograph jsr Mar 2014 #15

Ain't it Rand? Blue Owl Mar 2014 #16

DUzy. freshwest Mar 2014 #17

rand-om kick ucrdem Mar 2014 #18

Chip off the old nut. ProSense Mar 2014 #19

Double nut granola ucrdem Mar 2014 #21

Rand Paul has been sucking up to the Talibornagains RainDog Mar 2014 #22

There's the Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #32

Again, Obama is on the right side and Rand Paul is wrong. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #54

He's a (Upper) Southern senator.....not much of a surprise there, sadly. AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #23

THought libertarians believed in small government? what's up Cha Mar 2014 #25

Perfect example of "dumbshit." n/t ProSense Mar 2014 #36

KICK! Cha Mar 2014 #58

As my 93 yr old father says, "Rand Paul is a dick" .... exact words MindMover Mar 2014 #28

So we are for enforcing gun laws that states don't want The Straight Story Mar 2014 #29

I assume you're talking about the CO law on magazines....... rdharma Mar 2014 #52

Gee, whiz, I thought he was all libertarian-peachy-dreamy and shit! Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #34

The text is interesting MFrohike Mar 2014 #35

I'm afraid I think he has a strong point. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #37

No, he's a hypocrite who is full of shit. Also ProSense Mar 2014 #40

That may well be true, but it doesn't contradict what I said. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #41

No, ProSense Mar 2014 #44

When you have almost half the States passing laws contrary to Fedeal law and basically Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #47

Bush did just that....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #50

So much for that "libertarian" thing. distantearlywarning Mar 2014 #38

There is one Law I would like to see enforced, the 501c Law Bandit Mar 2014 #39

If he's considered an ally of drug law reform advocates, it's not the advocates who consider Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #42

I await the Greenwald column on this. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #43

I thought states rights were a big thing? penultimate Mar 2014 #48

The shameless, naked intellectual dishonesty shown here by reps in general and libertarians leeroysphitz Mar 2014 #49

I thought Libertarians were AGAINST the Drug War... ljm2002 Mar 2014 #51

Self described "libertarians" are all over the map....... rdharma Mar 2014 #53

The young needed a good reason to vote. gulliver Mar 2014 #55

Thanks for posting. I actually think RON Paul had some interesting things to say even if he was way Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #56

"during his Fox News interview." yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #57