What's even funnier? All the anti-pot because of cancer risk stuff I ever see harps on one major fact: it contains 4x the tar of tabacco for the same volume.... who in the heck can smoke enough pot to even come close to the pack or more a day habits of most habitual smokers? This news makes it even funnier.
Also, the Supremes can kiss my ass. Call me a friggin republican if you like, but I'm all for states rights trumping federal law, in the case where there is a specific state law. Basicly: Federal level laws are made, states can have on there ballot next election laws that specify a law that does something different, and that one sticks. Or somehow mentions overriding federal laws, etc, to keep lawmakers in DC from just passing another stupid law to overwrite the one that just got voted in for a particular state. Maybe I'm thinking to much like a computer scientist on that one.
Just for the record, although I sympathize with you, I am REALLY glad Texas, for example, is not able to pass certain anti-gay or anti-black laws, because the Feds are preventing them.
Hey, I never said anything about violating the constitution. Anti-discrimination is still a bigger issue than states rights. But if it comes down to air quality control, or medical practices, etc, friggin let the people who live there decide. I may not agree with it (air quality control in Texas, for example, is horrible), but it should change, shouldn't it be via normal, external political pressure?
That's a good point. I'm unclear how 'normal, external political pressure' differs from federal law?
For the sake of argument, how about Roe v. Wade? I am deeply grateful for this federal law: I think it provides much good. Were it left to the states, they might overwhelmingly deny that right, just as they have so recently denied gay marriage rights. Whether or not you think the latter was unconstitutional.
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Also, the Supremes can kiss my ass. Call me a friggin republican if you like, but I'm all for states rights trumping federal law, in the case where there is a specific state law. Basicly: Federal level laws are made, states can have on there ballot next election laws that specify a law that does something different, and that one sticks. Or somehow mentions overriding federal laws, etc, to keep lawmakers in DC from just passing another stupid law to overwrite the one that just got voted in for a particular state. Maybe I'm thinking to much like a computer scientist on that one.
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For the sake of argument, how about Roe v. Wade? I am deeply grateful for this federal law: I think it provides much good. Were it left to the states, they might overwhelmingly deny that right, just as they have so recently denied gay marriage rights. Whether or not you think the latter was unconstitutional.
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