On Fri, 03 May 2013 22:51:50 -0600, RichTravsky quacked:
> "MattB ." wrote:
>>
>> Obama flips off the people of Washington State.............DEA cracks
>> down on 11 pot dispensaries
>>
>>
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/dea-cracks-down-on-11-pot-
dispensaries/
>>
>> Cease-and-desist letters were sent to eleven Seattle area pot
>> dispensaries because they are within 1,000 feet of schools or other
>> prohibited areas, according to the federal Drug Enforcement
>> Administration.
>>
>> So in the next election remember what happens when you vote Democrat.
>> You get the finger.
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> Did you miss this?
>
> within 1,000 feet of schools
>
> Here it is again
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> within 1,000 feet of schools
>
> and again
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> within 1,000 feet of schools
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> Guess what? there are similar restrictions on liguor stores!
Yes, except those restrictions are set by states, counties, and
municipalities -- NOT the federal government!
A similar federal usurpation of state and local power was the "gun-free
school zone" law signed by Bill Clinton that was eventually nullified by
the Supreme Court. Congress quickly passed another law which clarified
that the rule only applied to firearms which contained any components
that had crossed state lines at any point in their existence.
This effectively bans any gun which is not entirely manufactured and sold
within a single state's borders, even calling into question whether it
applies to the iron ore that was smelted to make the steel, or the lead
and copper smelted to make the bullets. (Technically, all matter in the
Universe has crossed state lines on its way to earth.)
In contrast, (so far) all legal marijuana production and sale occurs
within state borders. The state of Colorado licenses marijuana growers
who sell it to licensed vendors, who sell it to adults in the state
legally -- i.e. *ALL* adults, citizens or residents or not, as per
Article IV, Section 2 and the 14th Amendment.
Even the 21st Amendment, which re-legalized interstate transport of
alcohol, grants states the right to regulate the product -- even if the
booze was fermented and distilled in other states. The federal
government does not even have the constitutional power to set a minimum
drinking age, so why do you believe it has the power to set a minimum
distance from LOCAL schools for alcohol sale/consumption?
The issue here is not whether alcohol or marijuana sale/use should be
restricted near schools, but which level of government should be
responsible for setting the restrictions. You advocate fascist Soviet-
style centralism, pretending this is "democratic" despite being as far
removed from the people as possible. You are saying that the residents
of local communities are too stoopid to decide things like this for
themselves, and that the central imperial government must protect them
from making their own decisions. This makes you a fascist.
> churches...
This is one the few times I've ever seen a liberal expressing support for
such a blatant violation of separation of church and state. What makes a
church so different from the titty bar or clothing store that are NOT
included in the statute?
Please explain in your own words why alcohol or marijuana use/sale should
be prohibited near churches, but not titty bars or clothing stores.
Please explain why a "progressive" liberal like yourself seems to be
advocating a return to the fascist Prohibition era, when self-righteous
Methodist church ladies took it upon themselves to tell other Americans
what they couldn't do with their bodies. And please do explain why local
liquor laws (which have always been unconstitutionally influenced by
religion) should now be enforced by the federal government.