Posted on 04/30/2004 1:17:44 PM PDT by Wolfie
Drug Czar's Nevada Expense Report Sought
Carson City -- A marijuana advocacy group has asked the state Supreme Court to order Secretary of State Dean Heller to require a federal official to provide expense information spent lobbying against a state pot initiative.
The Washington, D.C.,-based Marijuana Policy Project said Heller is not requiring U.S. Drug Czar John Walters to file expense reports on his anti-marijuana efforts because of an erroneous opinion from the attorney general's office.
The group sought campaign reporting from Walters in connection with a 2002 marijuana legalization effort in Nevada that failed at the ballot box.
In January 2003, an attorney for Walters said he is immune from Nevada election laws "as a federal official acting within the scope of duties, including speaking out about the dangers of illegal drugs."
Heller then sought an opinion from the attorney general, who essentially came to the same conclusion.
The marijuana group has filed a new initiative petition this year seeking voter approval to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of the drug. The signature gathering process is now under way.
As a result, Walters visited Las Vegas in March to oppose the initiative. He called it "foolhardy."
On April 22, the marijuana group sought a writ compelling Heller to require Walters to follow Nevada election law requiring advocacy groups to report donations and expenditures.
Heller has not yet responded. There is no timeline on when the state court will act on the petition.
Rene Parker, chief deputy secretary of state, said Thursday the office is not changing its position as a result of the group seeking the writ.
"We're following the attorney general's advice and they are not changing at this point," she said.
What's worth knowing more about are the names of any elected officials and/or judges, sworn to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, who sign off on this Soros-sponsored, piece of crap petition.
They should be impeached, tried, convicted, and shot for treason.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
"Section 2. Oath of office.
Members of the legislature, and all officers, executive, judicial and ministerial, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe to the following oath:
I, ................, do solemly [solemnly] swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the constitution and government of the United States, and the constitution and government of the State of Nevada, against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution or law of any state notwithstanding, and that I will well and faithfully perform all the duties of the office of ................, on which I am about to enter; (if an oath) so help me God; (if an affirmation) under the pains and penalties of perjury."
Nonsense. The petition was to change Nevada State law.
Where does the Constitution or Federal law require a State to make MJ illegal?
What's worth knowing more about are the names of any elected officials and/or judges, sworn to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, who sign off on this Soros-sponsored, piece of crap petition.
They should be impeached, tried, convicted, and shot for treason.
I think you've gone off the deep end.
Ken H, how is it that these "medical marijuana" patients are being arrested in California? Answer: If a state law conflicts with federal law, the federal law prevails.
In this case, the Controlled Substances Act is the prevailing federal law. Any state law that conflicts with the CSA is unconstitutional, and the Nevada legislators and judges know this.
"I think you've gone off the deep end.
What, they shouldn't be shot? Fine, drawn and quartered then.
These patients are not being arrested now. Here is a thread you might have missed that explains why the Feds can't touch them--
Medical Pot Group Basks in Victory, Eyes New Harvest
"'We're going to go ahead and plant a garden,' Mike Corral said."
See robertpaulsen, he's going to plant a garden. There's nothing you can do about it. There's nothing the Feds can do about it for now. They'd likely go to jail if they tried, don't you think?
So they're not going to do it. Wouldn't be prudent, now would it?
"There's nothing the Feds can do about it for now."
Yep, that's why they call it a "preliminary injunction".
I'm trying to determine just how much of an anarchist hides within you under the guise of constitutional rights.
All that Nevada is proposing is removing Nevada penalties against MJ possession below a certain amount.
Let's assume it is not a violation of Nevada law to have a toilet that exceeds Federal regulations on flush capacity.
You can have as big a pot as you want and that's perfectly fine with Nevada.
Now, if the Feds are staking out your toilet in Nevada and they find you in violation of the EPA flush standard, they can still apply appropriate penalties.
Nevada does not have to have a law that penalizes Nevadans for possessing either toilets that are too big or small amounts of pot.
I can't decide if the EPA got their authority over toilets from the Commerce Clause or the General Welfare Clause.
That is legalization. You having a problem with that word? Legalization of ANY amount of marijuana for recreational use is contrary to federal law.
I am asking you for the second time, what are we to do with legislators who pass, and the judges who approve, legislation that is contrary to constitutional federal law?
Vote out the legislators and impeach the judges.
Oh, I'm sorry, you were talking about STATE officials.
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