mar1juana Legalized in 2 States, Gay Marriage in 4. Is Slavery Next?

Sure, I mean logically, giving people the right to marry who they want and smoke a plant will surely eventually lead to the inevitable return of slavery.

 

Somebody is bitter this morning....


Rtsy, i understand frustration because your guy lost, but relating any of this to slavery is ridiculous. Really?

I guess I shouldn't expect anything less from you, considering your history of disrespect towards minorities and anger that you have a black president.

Move on. Wait 4 more years and you can try again.

 

Have any of you self-righteous constitutional junkies read any part of the document aside from the 10th Amendment?

Never mind that the U.S. participates in several international drug treaties.
Never mind that until the U.S. withdraws from these treaties, the CSA remains constitutional.
Never mind that as long as the CSA remains consitutional, the Supremacy Clause allows federal drug laws to supercede state law.
Never mind that it's the DEA's duty (as an agency of the executive branch) to choose the rules by which to enforce the CSA (a law passed by the legislative branch).

Forget about all that other stuff written in the constitution! 10th Amendment! States' Rights! Obama be the unconstitutional debil who will enslave us all!

 

Amen...

(It is insane that there are actually people with this line of thought)

Allowing people to be in love and get married
Allowing people to smoke something the government can't sell

Will eventually lead people to

Owning slaves

 

...you do know that the DOJ is refusing to defend DOMA, right?

That partly has to do with federalism implications.

Hopefully all 50 states wake up some day.

 

Sounds like a completely reasonable response, to reasonable people who understand that it is still against federal law.

 

He doesn't really have that thought. He's just trying to make a ridiculous argument as a way to make it look ridiculous that they legalized these two things.

 

People just need to be called out for this crap. If you're comparing legalizing gay marriage and mar1juana to legalizing slavery, you're stupid. No, you don't just have a difference in opinion or it's not that you're taking the other side of a controversial issue. If you truly believe that those two things are analogous, you are literally stupid.

 

The answer is yes, obviously.

 

Yeah, slavery is next for sure.

Also, what about L.A. p*rn actors having to wear condoms from now on? What a disgrace, right?

 

mar1juana is currently a federally controlled substance. Colorado law enforcement agents might not be able to restrict its use, but federal thugs can come in at any time and arrest anyone growing/using weed. Blame the supreme court and their continued use of the interstate commerce clause to limit our freedoms.

 

I think he's trying to call out the people who equate state's rights with slavery. I don't think he's saying because there's gay marriage we will soon have slavery. At least I hope not...

Mention nullification to some and you might as well be wearing a white robe with a pointy hat.

 

You should have helped him with his OP. He went from points A & B to point so fast I got whiplash.

 

I hope so. I've heard they're going to start with the reason.com readers, so at least we won't be missing anyone of importance.

 

Supreme Court, here we come.

How is the court makeup again?

 

5-4, GOP. Not that it means anything, since both parties have similar stances on mar1juana (opposition with a few in the far-ends supporting legalisation).

However, much of the court is elderly. I wouldn't be surprised if Ginsberg, Scalia, and Kennedy retire during this term. In which case, the Dems would take the court 6-3.

 

International treaties can not trump the constitution. International treaties have nothing to do with the constitutionality of the CSA.

True. However states can choose not to enforce the CSA. The federal government would have to send in agents to enforce the law.

Unfortunately true.

Lol. The constitutionality of the CSA is being held up like most bad federal laws through a tenuous interpretation of the commerce clause.

 

Why are the conservatives on this board so far on the right? The democrats are spread out on the liberal spectrum but almost ALL republicans are on the extreme end.

 

because if you're not extreme right to these people, you're not conservative. and if you're not conservative you're a liberal. this is of course according to a lot of pundits.