Bernie Makes History

[Norby]

http://www.occupydemocrats.com/historic-sanders-files-first-senate-bill-in-history-to-legalize-marijuana/

 

Bernie Sanders, the populist firebrand Senator for Vermont whose presidential campaign has exploded in recent months, has made history once again by filing the first-ever Senate bill to fully legalize recreational marijuana use. Specifically, it would remove it from the list of prohibited substances, where it shares the severity of destructive drugs like heroin and methamphetamine, and removes federal barriers from states that have already decided to decriminalize the popular drug, but still leaves the door open for states to prohibit its use if their legislators so desire.

“The time is long overdue for us to take marijuana off the federal government’s list of outlawed drugs. In my view, states should have the right to regulate marijuana the same way that state and local laws now govern sales of alcohol and tobacco” Sanders told the Washington Post. Other bills have been proposed to decriminalize, or legalize only medical marijuana, but this is the first bill to fully legalize the popular plant.

 

Far too many lives have been ruined by the harsh policing of marijuana, and too many billions of taxpayer dollars wasted in persecuting minor drug offenders – which disproportionately punish African Americans, who are three times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites. Enforcing marijuana laws also costs our nation $3.6 billion dollars a year, for little to no result. 23 states have legalized the use of medical marijuana; four have legalized it entirely. The experiments in Colorado and Washington states have resulted in huge boosts in tax revenue. There’s really no reason for us to continue wallowing in Reagan-era paranoia and let the people of America use marijuana if they so choose. It’s not like forty years of the War On Drugs has had any success up to this point.

[Restorium2]

Get as many as you can to vote for Bernie at the primary. It's going to take a lot of votes to beat Hillary. 

[Restorium2]

http://www.270towin.com/2016-democratic-nomination/michigan-primary

[suneday11]

4 months, folks. Get it done!!!!

[outsideinthecold]

While I intend to support Bernie over Hillary or any Republican, Saunders current move involves Senate legislation at the Federal level which is extremely important, isn't it?

 

Shouldn't we all write Michigan's Democratic Senators asking both to PUBLICALLY support this legislation?

 

With so many important, politically powerful, reliably Democratic reverends and ministers against prohibition, this is important, isn't it?

[AmishRnot4ganja]

While I intend to support Bernie over Hillary or any Republican, Saunders current move involves Senate legislation at the Federal level which is extremely important, isn't it?

Shouldn't we all write Michigan's Democratic Senators asking both to PUBLICALLY support this legislation?

With so many important, politically powerful, reliably Democratic reverends and ministers against prohibition, this is important, isn't it?

 

 

Yeah. Really important if you want conservatives to win every seat in Michigan government. The threat of making the evil weed, the source of all problems in the world, totally legal will bring conservatives out to vote in even greater numbers than they already do.

Most analysts blame democratic losses at the polls on low voter turnout. If you rely on people who don't vote you are pretty much guaranteed to lose.

[Wild Bill]

The threat of making the evil weed, the source of all problems in the world, totally legal will bring conservatives out to vote in even greater numbers than they already do.

 

Maybe we can get them to switch their focus to Mexicans or Muslims instead. I don't think it matters to much to their puppet masters who they hate as long as they have someone to blame.

[Restorium2]

If Carson or Trump is on the ballot the ® turnout is going to be pitiful. Just pitiful. Trump is a fake and Carson is fake and black. I see our future as pretty bright right now. We might be able to switch out quite a few seats because of the poor republican presidential field. 

[t-pain]

carson is the same as herman cain. just not gonna happen.

 

i guess palin crazyness did harm the R) in the 2008 election.

Popular vote 69,498,516 59,948,323

 

thats a further split than the obama / romney 2012 election.

 

 

what about jeb , resto? jebs still in it to win it from behind.

[Restorium2]

carson is the same as herman cain. just not gonna happen.

 

i guess palin crazyness did harm the R) in the 2008 election.

Popular vote 69,498,516 59,948,323

 

thats a further split than the obama / romney 2012 election.

 

 

what about jeb , resto? jebs still in it to win it from behind.

His dad just killed any chance he ever had by writing that book that makes them all look really bad. 

[beourbud]

carson is the same as herman cain. just not gonna happen.i guess palin crazyness did harm the R) in the 2008 election.Popular vote 69,498,516 59,948,323thats a further split than the obama / romney 2012 election.what about jeb , resto? jebs still in it to win it from behind.

Jeb? He looks like he was ready to throw in the towel months ago. Evidently the only thing propping him up is the bush machine, minus moms(he shouldn't run and pops scathing book) Jeb more than anyone wants off the crazy train that is the gop race.

They got Money but Money can't buy you love.

We LOVE Bernie.