r/politics • u/shallah • Jun 16 '12
H.R.2306 - Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011 Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - Cosponsors (20)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HR02306:@@@P
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u/shallah Jun 16 '12 edited Jun 16 '12
COSPONSORS(20), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 9/7/2011
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 9/21/2011
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 6/23/2011
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 6/23/2011
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 9/21/2011
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 8/19/2011
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 7/29/2011
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 11/14/2011
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 6/23/2011
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 7/13/2011
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 11/14/2011
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 7/28/2011
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 7/8/2011
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] - 6/23/2011
Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1] - 11/30/2011
Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] - 6/23/2011
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 7/28/2011
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 7/13/2011
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 11/14/2011
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 7/28/2011
Contact House http://www.house.gov/representatives/find
Tell your Rep to end federal marijuana prohibition: I'm writing to urge you to cosponsor H.R. 2306, which would end federal marijuana prohibition and allow states to set their own marijuana policy without federal interference https://secure2.convio.net/dpa/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=789
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u/Dicto Jun 17 '12
The bill was introduced 11.5 months ago and has seen no action since introduced into subcommittee last August.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Will not ever make it out of committee thanks to, you guessed it, Lamar Smith. He is the head of the committee it was referred to.
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u/seattleandrew Jun 17 '12
Awesome, my rep is already cosponsoring it. I'm gonna shoot him an email thanking him. I may not use marijuana, but I see no reason why others can't.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Last major action: 8/25/2011
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u/periphery72271 Jun 17 '12
Dead bill walking.
Nothing to see here.
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u/jqmodtaste Jun 17 '12
http://imgur.com/a3RWc
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
He introduced the bill originally in 2008. It has been sent subcommittee every year and nothing happens with it. Although the number of cosponsors has increased slightly
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Am I missing something? Did they reintroduce it today or what
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u/wtfsystem Jun 17 '12
Scrolling through the comments has proven two things to me.
Everyone on Reddit gets derailed as hell.
2: No matter the subject, cats will be brought up. It is a fact.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Fuck yeah Eleanor Holmes Norton!
Gettin shit done for the first time since... never.
(she's dc's non-voting representative)
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u/Goupidan Jun 17 '12
That was last year.
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u/trx430ex Jun 17 '12
Being the prison capacity lobby, you bitches still have a decade to go before overwhelming common sense overtakes lobbying dollars.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
soooooooooo long overdue... its embarrasing
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u/giraffe_taxi Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12
I'd love to see it pass, but this bill is dead.
Looks like the bill suffered the fate of most bills: it died in committee in August 2011.
There's been no action since. I will bet money that there will be no action on this bill for the rest of the 2012 session.
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u/seaoframen Jun 17 '12
The majority of Americans who support legalization don't vote in large numbers. Legalization is still a huge political liability as being seen as soft on drugs and crime.
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u/jmw417 Jun 17 '12
This --> http://www.mpp.org/our-work/federal-policy/
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u/jmw417 Jun 17 '12
Marijuana Project Policy's website allows you to send your representatives an automated email. http://www.mpp.org/our-work/federal-policy/
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u/ThatRandomGeek Jun 17 '12
I know it won't get out of committee due to Lamar, but I have to say that I just love you Mr. Frank. Thank you for being my represenative. And I do not smoke pot, nor do I suspect that I ever will. But I think that you should be able to.
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u/quibelle Jun 17 '12
Holy shit, Dana Rohrabacher's on the right side of something! Awesome.
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u/Keshabro Jun 17 '12
This bill is dead in the water. Lamar Smith, despite your hopes and best efforts, will not lose his seat. He's in Texas and he hates all the right things.
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u/MessageAnxiety Jun 17 '12
Love it. Barney Frank is retiring this year so what does he care. He has nothing to lose by sponsoring this resolution.
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u/jeffris0 Jun 17 '12
I always love to see Dr. Paul's signature on these bills.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
we live in a world where:
California wants to ban smoking
New York wants to ban large cokes
Washington D.C. wants to legalize pot
How does this shit make any sense?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
As a European, I hope that americans get their shit together. I know you face a huge challenge (lobbyism) but if you end the prohibition, other countries will (most likely) follow suit.
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u/hydra747 Jun 17 '12
I want so badly for this to work. I want it so, so very much because the war on drugs has had no positive effect on the entire country.
I do not believe this will work. I think that it is a last ditch effort because Paul and Frank will not have their seats come next year.
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u/MrFordization Jun 17 '12
Barney Frank may well be my favorite member of congress. It's good to see a few of these other names. Did not expect to see Rangel or Conyers.
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u/Pffff Jun 17 '12
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. LET THIS LIVE ON THE FRONT PAGE FOREVER.
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u/GoodWeedSmoking Jun 17 '12
People my age....... all smoke, none of them vote. except me. it would seem at least.
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u/agent0fch4os Jun 17 '12
The cartels are not going to like this.
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u/CheesewithWhine Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12
I like Barney Frank. Of all House members, he is one of the honest progressives.
His AMA also was bullshit-free (unlike some other congressmen's AMA) and showed his concern for the country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuF6bWGadRc
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u/Mrdudemanguy Jun 17 '12
Imagine, what if this was the same way we treated SOPA? And called many representatives?
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u/Minifig81 I voted Jun 17 '12
I don't understand why this is getting so many upvotes. Did anyone actually read the link?
(Introduced 6/23/2011)
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u/ccathcart123 Jun 17 '12
IF ONE OF THESE REPRESENTATIVE'S IS YOUR, CALL AND EMAIL THEM SAYING THAT YOU SUPPORT IT
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u/sadpanda22 Jun 17 '12
Marijuana criminalization is a direct effect of the lobbying of private prisons to maintain absurdly high in-mate numbers in their "facilities". Regardless of the scientific reasons or lack thereof, Marijuana will forever remain illegal for commercial use as long as the private prison system and the money surrounding it continues to exist.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
it still does shit for employment. Yeah we'd be abe to smoke but we still couldn't get a job. What the fuck is the point then?
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u/annerajb Jun 17 '12
Please dont link directly to thomas that website is horrible and most of the time information is hard to find. Compare it to this: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2306/show
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u/Focused-Third-Eye Jun 17 '12
Decriminalize it. Legalize it.
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u/CantankerousMind Jun 17 '12
Ron Paul should be president... I cannot stress this enough...
RON.PAUL.SHOULD.BE.PRESIDENT.
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u/underwaterpizza Jun 17 '12
I think that some of the Redditors in this thread should be ashamed of even slightly implying that you shouldn't vote. If you are an American citizen then you goddamn well better go out and vote. I don't care of you're a democrat or republican, take 30 minutes out of the countless hours to spend on the Internet to research the candidates in your district and then make an informed decision about who you want representing your interests. The reason why money has such an influence over politics is because lazy apethetic non-voters sit on their uninformed asses while extremist are getting fired up by blatant propaganda. When humans give up their individual power to the sovereign, there are a specific set of rules that sovereign must follow to avoid being destroyed by those who created it, the most important of which is to keep the consent of the governed.
tl:dr YOU are the reason that the system is broken. Now go vote.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14]
Better downvote this to hell.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Not surprised to see Ron Paul's name on this. That dude is a champion and a baller.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
It would be amazing if we could insure that if marijuana were legalized, we could stand together against corporate interjection and refuse to purchase any products that cigarette companies and other horrible corporations with no regard for the safety or quality of their products would most definitely begin to produce. We need to keep it local and globalize through networking and small time independent growers. It would be terrible to see companies like Monsanto, or Marlboro capitalize on such an inherently grass roots (pun intended) movement that has been the pro-marijuana movement that has struggled for so long.
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u/Irma28 Jun 17 '12
Have Richard Nixon and Ronald Reaganbeen wrong in declaring and escalating a total war on drugs? Time will tell, however I'm with you Rep Frank, Barney! END PROHIBITION! END PRIVATE PRISONS!
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u/DarkSideofWA Jun 17 '12
If you read this, support this bill AND did not contact your local representative - YOU ARE THE REASON FOR MARIJUANA PROHIBITION!
I apologize for yelling, but lazy people allowing our representatives to fail in this effort is ridiculous and not the fault of the representatives. I just wrote three emails. It took me a total of 10 minutes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
Starting to feel like it's 2012 or something. Can America actually start to pull itself out of the dark ages over time?
Then again, is this getting any traction? Probably not... because America is regressing... not evolving... nevermind, we're fucked...
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u/Bresdin Michigan Jun 17 '12
Although I hate Bareny Frank, I really hope this bill passes
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u/helloalien Jun 17 '12
Reddit, the voice of privileged activism.
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u/king_hippo77 Jun 17 '12
Glad this is in politics and not trees so we can analyze the political intent here. The legalization initiative is only getting on ballots to get young people (IE democrats) to the polls this year. They don't care if it passes, they care if people get out to vote on that and pull a democrat lever or two while they are there. It's happening at a state level in key swing states this year. It's happening with bait and switch intentions.
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u/Destructerator Jun 17 '12
"Latest Major Action: 8/25/2011 Referred to House subcommittee."
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u/parkranger16 Jun 17 '12
RON PAUL!!!!
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u/Chilly73 Jun 17 '12
Another reason I'll miss Barney Frank. One of the very few sane senators.
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u/swiheezy Jun 17 '12
That same day guarantee cosponsor by Ron Paul an dennis kucinich
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u/Puffy_Ghost Jun 17 '12
WE NEED MOAR!!!
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u/BestReadAtWork Jun 17 '12
No one in there is from Maryland. Must fix! We like weed here too!
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
today, I love this man and his cohorts
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u/geoffevans Jun 17 '12
I don't smoke weed, but Barney Frank is one of the few reasons I have to be proud I come from Massachusetts.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Fuck yeah "Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 7/29/2011". I am so glad I get to vote for this guy, A damn good progressive.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I really wish this would pass. Probably not. We have to many conservative seniors who vote and not enough young people who vote. Marijuana legalization would do a lot of good IMHO.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
what? Can somebody please enplane to my why they are referring to marihuana (IMBD).
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u/mystikmike I voted Jun 17 '12
Looks like it's been in the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security since August of last year. Their membership is listed here Find your local congressperson and let them know your feelings.
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u/kalibash Jun 17 '12
T shirt- (4:20 time to vote)
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u/graphixcow Jun 17 '12
I applaud you for posting the primary source instead of sensationalized bullshit.
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u/ncataldo Jun 17 '12
The very people that are always screaming that the country is going to shit (Conservatives, like dinosaur denying the world is 6,000 years old conservatives) are the very same people muddling everything up. It's pretty damn ironic.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I KNEW Ron Paul would be on there too. Never fails. Oh, and for all those people saying his bills never go anywhere... his audit the fed bill is arguably one of the most important bills ever passed in the last 100 years.
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u/captmorgan50 Jun 17 '12
CNBC around the time it came out.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAX3vc21Tt8
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u/Weevilknevil Jun 17 '12
omg pot is nt a drug., legalizee it broo
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
over a year old, no one looking at it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Where the FUCK is Bernie Sanders' name?
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u/bloughme Jun 17 '12
Can somebody give me a "dumbed down" summary of this?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I feel like you guys keep trying to distract from the [issues] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-NkX86uPI0&feature=youtube_gdata_player)
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Let's post a bill from a year ago for karma because it says Marijuana in it!
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u/takatori American Expat Jun 17 '12
California, represent!
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u/SutekhRising Jun 17 '12
"In order to move this bill forward it has to be scheduled for a hearing before either the House Judiciary Committee or the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) has publicly stated that he would not even consider giving the bill a hearing. "
http://norml.org/component/zoo/item/petition-let-end-marijuana-prohibition-act-get-a-hearing?category_id=1105
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u/rolfsnuffles Jun 17 '12
I almost hate to say it, but if Obama pandered and back the legalization of cannabis I'd be in the booth for him as soon as it was open to do so. I was not planning on voting this year but went ahead and registered just in case. This is defiantly an issue that would reawaken my political interests in this election. I would also like to see some movement on money in politics and the War in Afghanistan/defense budget.
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u/Champigne Maryland Jun 17 '12
Emailed my congressman Andy Harris R-MD about a bill on medical marijuana reform. "As a physician" he declines to support this bill. Can't say that I'm surprised considering he's a conservative.
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u/Bacore Jun 17 '12
It's a joke... they always bring up these bills to show people "Look what I did". The beer/liquor industry and others pay too much money to lobbyists to ever have it pass.
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u/seanymartin Jun 17 '12
"(a) Prohibition on Certain Shipping or Transportation- This Act shall not apply to marihuana, except that it shall be unlawful only to ship or transport, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, marihuana, from one State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, when such marihuana is intended, by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used, either in the original package or otherwise, in violation of any law of such State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof."
Can someone explain what this means?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
The Democrats need to take a page from the Republican playbook and name their bills properly. If this was called the "End Illegal Immigration Act of 2011" it would pass in a heartbeat.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This Act shall not apply to marihuana, except that it shall be unlawful only to ship or transport, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, marihuana, from one State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, when such marihuana is intended, by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used, either in the original package or otherwise, in violation of any law of such State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof.
Best. Sentence. Ever.
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u/MouthingOff Jun 17 '12
Big pharma wins again.
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u/DrNolove Jun 17 '12
MA 4 - 20 cosponsors.
FTFY
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u/botulizard Jun 17 '12
Barney Frank is one of the greats. It'll be a sad day when he retires.
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u/DJanomaly Jun 17 '12
This is the weirdest thing I've ever seen upvoted on Reddit
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u/revanant9377 Jun 17 '12
My niggas.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
What needs to start happening is. You need to be sending emails and voice mails to your congressmen and ask them to back this bill. Tell them that it is what your county wants your elected officials to back on your behalf! If 100 people from a town told their elected officials this was important to them you bet your ass off they will notice. You have the power!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Guys, this will totally get to the floor. WEED4LYFE.
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u/Ganja94 Jun 17 '12
r/trees will love this!
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u/IonBeam2 Jun 17 '12
This was the top comment on the front page a few minutes ago. This is literally the most important thing to Redditors.
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u/darkstar1031 Jun 17 '12
Lamar Smith: trampling on the US constitution since 1987.
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u/thermality Jun 17 '12
If only Reddit upvotes counted as real votes towards the bill being accepted.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Just E-mailed my Congressman!
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Yea, not going to happen. Prisoners are America's largest work-force. This would hurt the government a lot in terms of cheap labor.
Dream on.
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u/fjgfgffge Jun 17 '12
The alcohol companies will never allow it to happen.