Republicans who think like Arnold are called RINO’S.
FReepers who think like Arnold and think pot should be legalized are called Libertarians.
I call them all LIBERALS.
This is insane.
You are entitled to your opinion. But it is silly that marijuana is illegal. And pointless.
All politics aside, I’d rather be around someone who is stoned than drunk, anyday
Why?
I don’t care a wit if someone smokes pot.
I would rather be around someone who is stoned than someone who is drunk.
I think the motivations are totally different.
Libertarians want to legalize drugs pushing freedom and personal responsibility.
Arnold wants to legalize drugs to tax the sale and generate more revenue to support more government spending.
Actually, it's hilarious - seeing Drug Warriors go into meltdown mode as the War on Marijuana collapses.
why would you call someone against unwarranted governmental authority over personal choice a liberal? Its so called conservatives that want to force their beliefs on everyone else that keeps a lot of potential votes on the democrat side.
I would call it in line with personal freedom and responsibility - something you supposedly stand for if you’re on this board, and none of your damn business if someone wants to do it.
See my post 134. I should have responded to your 5.
And Freepers who insist on foisting their own moral codes upon their fellow citizens while simultaneously whining about the nanny state's infringement upon the right to keep and bear arms (or a number of other personal freedoms) are...well, hypocrites.
If the nanny state decides that drugs are bad for you, it can also decide that guns are bad for you too. In fact, it can make a virtually unlimited number of decisions for you. That's why it's called a "nanny state."
(I am Legend) in your own mind.
Where does the Constitution grant government ANY authority to tell anyone what someone may or may not put into his or her own body? Please point it out to me. I’ve asked over and over and no one has yet been able to show me the article, section and paragraph that specifically says government may regulate or ban substances its lying weasels say are harmful because they cause white women to want sex with Mexicans, Chinese or Black Jazz musicians or, when smoked, cause the users to turn into bats and fly around the room. Can YOU be the one to show me?
I cannot figure any possible way that the United States' FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has the constitutional authority to criminalize (at the core) the act of someone planting a seed and smoking the plant.
American conservatives only need refer to our constitution for guidance on this.
...as for specially TAXING it. We are (or should be) AGAINST that. Although, objectively, I can't see getting that double dose of freedom restored at the same time. Restoring legitimate and reasonable taxation overall will be an ongoing quest.