Posted on 06/06/2005 5:02:39 PM PDT by RLM
(AP) - WASHINGTON-U.S. government authorities may prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe marijuana to ease pain, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.
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Welcome to the police state.
Some excerpts from Clarence Thomas' dissenting opinion:
"If the Federal Government can regulate growing a half-dozen cannabis plants for personal consumption (not because it is interstate commerce, but because it is inextricably bound up with interstate commerce), then Congress’ Article I powers— as expanded by the Necessary and Proper Clause— have no meaningful limits. Whether Congress aims at the possession of drugs, guns, or any number of other items, it may continue to appropria[te] state police powers under the guise of regulating commerce.” United States v. Morrison, 529 U. S. 598, 627 (2000) (THOMAS, J., concurring)."
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"If the majority is to be taken seriously, the Federal Government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives, and potluck suppers throughout the 50 States. This makes a mockery of Madison’s assurance to the people of New York that the “powers delegated” to the Federal Government are “few and defined,” while those of the States are “numerous and indefinite.” The Federalist No. 45, at 313 (J. Madison)."
It is hardly a police state. The commerce clause has justified almost any federal legislation since the New Deal. Does that mean we have been a police state all this time?
When the liberal attorney at work, and Sean Hannity agree, somebody has screwed up big time.
The atty and I agree, we need to read Scalia's concurrence, assuming he had the balls to write one.
Excuse my language, but this is a bad decision. Very, extremely bad.
Just a consolidated, socialist democracy. I hope FDR and his court stooges are uncomfortable in Hell.
Kudos to CT for seeing the right decision-- but this nation is not yet a "police state."
Give it time, though, and anything is possible.
This means the Federal Government can forbid me from planting a carrot in my garden that I feed to my horses.
Hmmm... wonder if I can grow Maryjane in my iPod ??? ;-))
Hmmm.... wonder if I can grow MJ in my iPod ??? ;-))
A police state? Come on. Things are no different than before states started legalizing pot. I am all for state's rights and would give a sick person anything they need to feel better, but the legalizing drugs crowd are just using this further their agenda.
I hate drugs. I watched an aunt die from drug abuse. Yes, I know it was her fault. So don't go ragging on me how I don't agree with some of ya'll.
Hmmm... Guess not !!! ;-))
already posted:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1417402/posts
I recall when my father had cancer his doctor prescribed a pure, liquid opium that was so powerful my father took it with a DROPPER. But they won't allow cannibus to be presecribed for medicinal purposes? Given the facts I've stated above this looks much more like a government power trip than anything else.
When we lost the right to use our private property as we wished (for example, not to rent to gay couples), which came under 'interstate commerce' -- and ditto for the Civil Rights Act which said that nobody could refuse service to anybody because it's interstate commerce even if you only sell to your own neighbourhood, then we left the door open for anything and everything to come into the tent under that header.
When they blundgeon their way in for a reason you like, you can't complain when the next guy in has a reason you do not.
Normally I would apologize for a double post, but in this case I searched "marijuana" and no hits. The only word in the key words on the original post was "medicalmarijuana", one word. What can I say?
Regards,
We didn't lose that right, it was stolen from us. Know the difference.
And how does alcohol fit into your drug paradigm? There are an untold number of people self-medicating themselves with alcohol but the government has been prohibited from messing with that drug by the "will of the people" so why is it OK to prohibit pot use for medical purposes?
Well you can bet on one thing. The "friends" of these "sick" people won't be visiting them as often as they used to. LOL.
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