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To: robertpaulsen
Not if they're constitutional laws. Do you support voters in a state passing unconstitutional laws, Mr. Anarchy?

Please point to the area of the constitution that says that all laws passed by the voters in a state are unconstitutional.

Please point to the area of the constitution that specifically bans the use of marijuana for any purpose, medical or otherwise.

Please point to the court decisions that say that all medical marijuana laws are unconstitutional and as such are null and void. IN EVERY STATE THAT HAS PASSED SUCH LAWS.

Every time. It's called the Supremacy Clause, found in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.

I see.

Then what is the point of including the 9th and 10th Amendments into the constitution if Article VI says that the federal government is the supreme law of the land?

Getting back to the topic of this thread, who do you support, Dopey Dornan or Doper Dana?

72 posted on 12/23/2003 9:44:58 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
"Please point to the area of the constitution that says that all laws passed by the voters in a state are unconstitutional."

What are you talking about? Proposition 215 is only valid at the state level. In no way does it change federal law, which prevails over state law.

The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 specifically bans the use of marijuana for any purpose, medical or otherwise. The CSA has been upheld by the courts as constitutional.

If a state law conflicts with federal law, federal law prevails. Period.

"Then what is the point of including the 9th and 10th Amendments into the constitution if Article VI says that the federal government is the supreme law of the land?"

The states may write all the constitutional laws they wish. All of these laws are valid, as long as they don't conflict with federal law.

And feel free to support whomever. I don't live there.

78 posted on 12/23/2003 10:15:36 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
Perhaps he forgot what the word amend means? 1 : to put right; especially : to make emendations in (as a text) 2 a : to change or modify for the better : IMPROVE b : to alter especially in phraseology; especially : to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition intransitive senses : to reform oneself
89 posted on 12/23/2003 1:13:41 PM PST by TheFrog
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