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Punx

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Tue Jun 2, 2015, 03:19 PM
Jun 2015

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This can be changed padfun Jun 2015 #1
There is little to no public support for these raids, so somebody well connected is pushing hard GoneFishin Jun 2015 #2
This is the USA version of law enforcement acting on the interests of drug cartels. loudsue Jun 2015 #5
two groups of cartels ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #12
Exactamundo! loudsue Jun 2015 #20
the 1% makes the mistake of thinking this is a zero sum game ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #27
I know Feinstein awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #37
Martin Tobias in Washington State LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #52
I remember when Reagan created the Great Drout sofa king Jun 2015 #54
It's becoming more obvious that neither the legislative nor the executive branch has any control hobbit709 Jun 2015 #3
You're right. d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #7
What leads you to believe that the Executive Branch has no control over the DEA? Freddie Stubbs Jun 2015 #9
and who is in charge of the executive branch? nt msongs Jun 2015 #13
President Obama Freddie Stubbs Jun 2015 #14
President Obama has the power. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #44
THIS WAS NOT A RAID BY THE FEDS!!!!! The OP has altered the real news story. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #50
Loretta Lynch was quite clear - she does not believe pot should be legal. djean111 Jun 2015 #4
Well Punx Jun 2015 #15
If she thinks it's more dangerous than alcohol, she's either uninformed or a total dumb-ass. arcane1 Jun 2015 #29
"With friends like these... " < Not a friend, not even closes. A vicious and spiteful enemy. It's jtuck004 Jun 2015 #33
i too was against lynch for same reasons questionseverything Jun 2015 #30
Let's face it these people are totally SQUARE. They had their noses stuck in books all their lives. YOHABLO Jun 2015 #39
Rogue Police State. Downwinder Jun 2015 #6
Disgusting! lark Jun 2015 #8
You should be ashamed for blaming the exact wrong person. tridim Jun 2015 #28
Why is he the wrong person to be peeved at for this? lark Jun 2015 #32
he is definitely the right person to blame! n/t wildbilln864 Jun 2015 #36
Is not the executive branch awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #38
Remember when Bush fired 8 U.S. Attorneys in one swoop. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #45
who do you think holds ultimate responsibility for this, tridim? mike_c Jun 2015 #47
If only we had a D president who could stop this with a stroke of his pen. Psephos Jun 2015 #10
ask the local police department why they request the Feds? Sunlei Jun 2015 #11
This is why I opposed Loretta Lynch's confirmation bluestateguy Jun 2015 #16
me too rollin74 Jun 2015 #19
yep frylock Jun 2015 #21
Precisely. She's a business-as-usual corporate tool. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #24
Some people even on the right jamzrockz Jun 2015 #34
Shame. romanic Jun 2015 #53
Like teabaggers - dea pieces of shit would just as soon burn the country down to get their way. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #17
Just legalize the shit already. This is absurd. Throd Jun 2015 #18
I've said it before and now I'll say it again. iscooterliberally Jun 2015 #22
+11 Throd Jun 2015 #23
+1000 Punx Jun 2015 #26
This what worries me a bit about Hillary's "war on heroin addiction". djean111 Jun 2015 #31
Why in the hell do you think our prisons are busting at the seams? Incarcerate Incarcerate YOHABLO Jun 2015 #40
I know that! That's why I would like to know what a "war on heroin addiction" will be. djean111 Jun 2015 #41
You can stop this crap by legalizing like Colorado, Oregon, etc. disband The DEA. Laser102 Jun 2015 #25
Doesn't the fed awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #35
"a federal law barring the use of federal funds for such activity" annabanana Jun 2015 #42
This is how those on the right feel madville Jun 2015 #43
Why are they not kicking in doors here in Colorado?????????????? n/t Hotler Jun 2015 #46
THIS IS BOGUS!!! Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #48
The story was updated benh57 Jun 2015 #51
That is correct. Newsjock Jun 2015 #55
Local cops did this, not the feds. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #49
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