House Votes To End DEA Raids On Legal Medical Marijuana Operations

[RainDog]

60. Only 17 Democrats voted against it

I can't imagine 170 Democrats would vote for the amendment but only DWS has great "principles" concerning some issue in the bill. She reps Ft. Lauderdale and Miami Beach - not exactly bastions of probity... I used to live there.

She's the head of the Democratic Party Coalition and her party overwhelmingly supports full legalization of marijuana in greater numbers than any other group. Democratic Party Platforms in states across the nation in the last two election cycles have included legalization as one of their planks.

No, the only reason I can fathom that she voted against it is because she's the head of the new and improved DLC called the New Democratic Coalition. They're the conservative wing of the Democratic party, but they call themselves moderates. Compared to tea baggers, I suppose. Maybe there's some mysterious reason I don't know about - but I think it's more likely she aligns with Patrick Kennedy, who aligns with David Frum, former speech writer for Bush, in opposition to legalization.

If this is the case, she will get no support from me.

I hope she will explain her vote so that Democrats can know her rationalizations for denying doctors and patients the right to determine their medical choices, rather than the freaking DEA. Honestly.

What a disappointment. I hope Hillary doesn't team up with the regressives - if so, she will find many have moved beyond the Clinton years of the Democratic Party and the hypocrisy of Bill's "beat up on Democrats via the Drug War" strategy. That era is dead, Zed.

If DWS has presidential ambitions, she should realize that Democrats are noting who is on the wrong side of history on this issue.