Damn it, Repukes stealing our issues

[packman]

Have they no shame? Now they are getting on the bandwagon regarding legalizing pot. Guess they are now going to get every progressive issue and put their own spin on it.


Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), one of the strongest conservative voices for reforming the government’s approach to cannabis, joined with a group of Democrats on Thursday in calling for Congress to stand aside and allow the legalization of marijuana to go into effect in the nation’s capital

"Members of the Republican Party just should become more practical, if nothing else. The American people are shifting on this issue, and this is going to make and could make a difference in the election of some very close races."

"If I can't appeal to your philosophical natures and all these other things, come on over for just raw politics," he said. "The numbers are going this way now"

But regardless of the overwhelming vote to legalize the weed by DC voters, it seems it needs the approval of Congress before it can become law.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/13/gop-marijuana_n_6154156.html

[Sunlei]

1. I would love to start a small farm in DC :P

[Travis_0004]

2. Isnt that a good thing

I think its good that we can find common ground.

[RiverLover]

3. +1 ~nt

[B2G]

4. So do we want pot legalized, or

are we just for it because the Republicans are against it?

If they're coming around, this is good.

[1StrongBlackMan]

5. As a life long Democrat ...

legalizing pot is not, and has never been, high on my (or more than a few of the folks I associate with) list of issues of great concern.

Just saying ...

[NV Whino]

6. Why not? We're not using them.

I say go for it.

[LonePirate]

7. Given how much Dems are moving rightward, Repubs were bound to move leftward at some point.

[world wide wally]

8. Pure political expediency on the part of Republicans, just like abortion.

Their bottom line is power and this just adds to Karl Rove's 50% plus 1 theory of how you get people to vote you into power.

[hobbit709]

9. What does this say about the Democratic leadership then?

If they keep not taking a stand on anything, they'll run out of followers.
Of course as long as they have their corporate sponsors, what the people want doesn't mean shit.

[world wide wally]

10. That is pretty much exactly what it says about them

[B Calm]

11. They are smarter than I thought! They know it's a loser for them

to be against it!

[surrealAmerican]

12. You read that excerpt, right?

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), one of the strongest conservative voices for reforming the government’s approach to cannabis, joined with a group of Democrats on Thursday in calling for Congress to stand aside and allow the legalization of marijuana to go into effect in the nation’s capital

It's still mostly Democrats on this issue.

[Fumesucker]

13. I mentioned the possibility last month and got dismissed..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025709549#post6

[sabrina 1]

14. Good, most of their own constituency has been for legalization for a long time now. Most of

the country wants an end to the useless, anti-Constitutional 'Drug War'. Including one of the main arbiters of that horrible, destructive so-called 'war'.

Edwin Meese has joined the ACLU in their decades long fight against the policies he helped put in place, admitting that things have 'gone too far'. Too bad he didn't have the foresight to see the damage before it got to this point, but better late than never.

[name not needed]

15. "Our" issues?

The Democratic Party has a proud history of doing fuck all to end the War on Drugs.

[LWolf]

16. I'm okay with that.

I don't care WHO champions the right issues, as long as somebody does.

If it's partisan territory you are worried about, then all you need to do to chase Republicans off is have Democrats fight more consistently.