I bet you agree with Barney Frank on this one.
@thegreatdebater (7316)
United States
July 15, 2009 4:09pm CST
Two unlikely bed fellows (get your mind out of the gutter) have teamed up to try to pass a bill that will give many Americans the giggles, and will increase lead to a Taco Bell on every corner. Barney Frank, and Ron Paul (this isn't a joke) are teaming up to pass a bill that would eliminate Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. What do you think of this idea?
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I'm going to admit to something. I took a few hits when I was pregnant with my youngest. It was the only way I could keep food down. I was twice as sick with my oldest and if I had it then I would have smoked it. I was sick just about 24/7 and was put on some anti-nausea medication that was later taken off the market because it was linked to birth defects. Both babies came out fine and healthy. The one baby I gave up everything bad turn out to be autistic, so there's no proof that giving the bad stuff up makes for any guarantees.
Good for Barney and Paul. It's about time.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Taskr, Frank and Paul are actually good friends from what I have heard, they agree on a number of topics. I like Paul, I think he has alot of good ideas, but he problem is that he isn't going to go very far in the republican party right now. He would probably be better off in third party, or maybe even moving over to the democrat party.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Well it doesn't surprise me that their friends, as many congressmen and senators with opposing views are. I do think Ron Paul should stop claiming to be a republican and officially call himself a libertarian or constitutionalist, but for some reason he just won't do it. I think if he did do that he could really be a standard bearer for the libertarian party.
He could never move over to the democrats though. He has almost nothing in common with them. He is against the social programs they champion, and he is against excessive spending and taxation. When Specter switched parties he was 50/50 on the Republican/ Democrat votes. Ron Paul votes with republicans 80-90% of the time and with Democrats 10% of the time. The Democrats have not shown themselves to be a party that would tolerate that.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Taskr, democrats are more open the opposing views than conservatives (notice I didn't say republicans, the conservatives are the ones that would attack the opposing views, just like they did Paul's), but you are correct that he votes more along the line with republicans. I think the only reason he is still a republican is because he wants to be reelected, and he can't change anything with no power. Remaining a republican allows him to fight the war in the public eye, and try to change his own party while being a member.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16 Jul 09
I agree with them both. Not that I'm a big fan of pot.. I think smoking it is one of the most moronic things a person can do. However, I also think that no good has come from the ban on it. If a law isn't doing any good, it should go away.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I agree with you Ted, I think that this should be a state matter, and I agree that any bad law should be eliminated. This could help free police officers to go after the real criminals.
@grammasnook (1871)
• United States
16 Jul 09
In mass we decriminalized it this past election. I think the jails are filled with some personal users of weed and they end up getting a year because they do something stupid like not show up for probation. I think this will save the state lots of money not to mention that you can only get a ticket which is more revenue for the state.
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