Can the states also legalize murder, rape and child molestation?
ugh
I wish we had a real candidate in this race.
Possibly, but that was really dumb.
Might play well with the Libertarian (Paulites) vote, but see this as pretty risky with the base...
Cain shooting his mouth off again? Gaffe-a-Minute? Will “clarify” later in the day? Taken out context?
Might play well with the Libertarian (Paulites) vote, but see this as pretty risky with the base...
Cain shooting his mouth off again? Gaffe-a-Minute? Will “clarify” later in the day? Taken out context?
Are you really that stupid? I mean really?
The laws against murder, rape, and child molestation are primarily state laws NOW, and have been for two centuries.
Yes, they can.
If you honestly think that the citizens of your State would do that given the opportunity, you need to find somewhere to live that isn't a republic.
[ Can the states also legalize murder, rape and child molestation?
ugh
I wish we had a real candidate in this race. ]
All of those are covered by state stautes which means that for murder in texas you can get the death penalty and in New York max is life in prison. If the Dems had their way they would want those under federal control and if the feds said no death penalty they wouldn’t be able execute jack squat in texas.
The feds only get involved in the above cases if the victim or perpetrator was a FEDERAL employee.
There are killings which are legal in some states and murder in others (for example, in Texas it is legal to kill someone who is in the process of stealing your car from your driveway; in New York, that would be murder).
Back when people had respect for our founding documents they had to pass a constitutional amdendment for the federal government to have the authority to “control” a substance.
But I guess just like Obamacare, the war on (some) drugs is covered somewhere in the pnumbra of the Constitution.
Agree. We got nuthin'.
How the hell did this happen? Obama is going to win again, but only because the GOP is the stupid party.
Those are real crimes with actual victims - unlike marijuana use.
Yeah, because pot is the equivalent of murder, rape and child molestation. Stupid much? Jeez
Actually, yes. The states individually decide what constitutes murder, rape and child molestation under their own state laws. When one is charged with any of those crimes, it is state law that determines whether there is ground for prosecution.
The comparison between marijuana and rape/murder/child molestation is, with all due respect, absurd.
I am over 60 years old, and over the years I have known many productive people who have smoked pot recreationally at various times in their lives. I'm talking lawyers, doctors and successful business people. Some still do, on occasion. Threatening them with criminal sanction is an outrageous government over reach. Putting them in jail is absolutely counter productive and unjust.
Even if marijuana is to be illegal, that should be done on a state by state basis. Why do the feds need to get involved?
I'm not sure about the child molestation or rape, but states could, indeed, legalize murder within their sovereign state if they so desired (with certain exceptions for crimes committed against federal officials, on federal property, against ambassadors, etc). Been that way since the founding of the republic.
As it stands now, there are numerous differences among the several states in how degrees of murder are defined.
However, a federal civil rights case could be brought against a murderer - and this has sometimes happened when a state failed to convict a murderer for his crime.
The founders, unlike the current federal government, assumed the states COULD be trusted to do some things for themselves.
Stupid post of the week award.
Most everything should be left to the states. If you don't like what your state is doing, you are free to move to a state that suits you.
Good grief ... we might actually get control of this country again and you're not in the least bit enthused.
Don't tread on me.
Anything *I* do shouldn't infringe on your rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Anything *you* do shouldn't infringe on my rights to the same.
Alcohol and tobacco are both legal drugs. Both of those do FAR more “infringing” on both the users and on others, causing physical, psychological, social, and financial harm to persons, families, innocent bystanders, and taxpayers.
I really, really, don't see why Conservatives have such a hard time with marijuana, and especially for medicinal use.
Do I personally condone it? Absolutely not. I don't smoke or drink alcohol or do any kind of drugs, nor do I condone any of it. But I think it is entirely hypocritical for the U.S. to legalize alcohol and tobacco, but not marijuana. And I think it's incorrect for Conservatives to be against something IF — IF — IF it doesn't infringe on anyone else’s rights.
We do! There are none so blind as those who will not see.
What?