01-28-2009, 02:44 AM
unlike so many confused Americans Jon, I don't vote Dem. or Rep., I vote for who I think is the best candidate.
Oh but cmon it's so much easier, and faster, to just hit that straight ticket vote.. then I can get the "I Voted" sticker and impress my friends around town. If I understand your crazy talk I would have to do all that research and stuff. Remember all the commercials just say "get out and vote"
As far as your comments on Fed law versus State law, perhaps you and many feds need to re-read the Constitution of the United States of America. Just because the Fed has operated in a certain way does not mean that is how it is supposed to be. Otherwise there would be no need for state legislature or local law makers, we'd just let the feds make all the decisions. That is not the principles on which this nation was founded. Are you a Fed Jon, 'cause you sure sound like one!
This is the new republican party. States rights bahh who needs states rights. In light of the last few years, would you really expect the RNC or any members of the RNC to be concerned about one of the Tennant's that the party was founded on.
Perhaps you welcome more uniformity and globalization. I support diversity, human rights and individuality.
"human rights and individuality." that's just more crazy talk. Dave to base: We've got us one of them individual thinkers out here.. I think I'm gonna need some back up. You just stay right there Mr. Free spirit.. we're gonna get some help out here and get you re-programed PDQ!! While we're are waiting on backup to get here let me ask you "Mr Free thinker" are you going home and watching the evening news while drinking your 3 beers and then going to bed? What do you mean your watching PBS!
But I've allowed myself to be swayed off subject again.
The subject is within the state. Hawaii has a medical marijuana program that we can barely call a program because is leaves it's own citizen/patients out to dry when faced with federal opposition and gives them no means to secure medicine legally. This is the equivalent of the state authorizing the prescription of a pill, yet leaving the patient no legal means of acquiring the pill outside the "black market". That is unacceptable and a poor,poor example of leadership and public service.
Seriously, this is where the State has to stand up and take the chance of losing some fed dollars. I may be wrong but I think that's what it boils down to is just the damn leverage the fed has, and uses, over the State, on so many aspects. And republicans, of all people, seem to to think that's good. How very ironic is that? Hypocrisy abounds..
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
Oh but cmon it's so much easier, and faster, to just hit that straight ticket vote.. then I can get the "I Voted" sticker and impress my friends around town. If I understand your crazy talk I would have to do all that research and stuff. Remember all the commercials just say "get out and vote"
As far as your comments on Fed law versus State law, perhaps you and many feds need to re-read the Constitution of the United States of America. Just because the Fed has operated in a certain way does not mean that is how it is supposed to be. Otherwise there would be no need for state legislature or local law makers, we'd just let the feds make all the decisions. That is not the principles on which this nation was founded. Are you a Fed Jon, 'cause you sure sound like one!
This is the new republican party. States rights bahh who needs states rights. In light of the last few years, would you really expect the RNC or any members of the RNC to be concerned about one of the Tennant's that the party was founded on.
Perhaps you welcome more uniformity and globalization. I support diversity, human rights and individuality.
"human rights and individuality." that's just more crazy talk. Dave to base: We've got us one of them individual thinkers out here.. I think I'm gonna need some back up. You just stay right there Mr. Free spirit.. we're gonna get some help out here and get you re-programed PDQ!! While we're are waiting on backup to get here let me ask you "Mr Free thinker" are you going home and watching the evening news while drinking your 3 beers and then going to bed? What do you mean your watching PBS!
But I've allowed myself to be swayed off subject again.
The subject is within the state. Hawaii has a medical marijuana program that we can barely call a program because is leaves it's own citizen/patients out to dry when faced with federal opposition and gives them no means to secure medicine legally. This is the equivalent of the state authorizing the prescription of a pill, yet leaving the patient no legal means of acquiring the pill outside the "black market". That is unacceptable and a poor,poor example of leadership and public service.
Seriously, this is where the State has to stand up and take the chance of losing some fed dollars. I may be wrong but I think that's what it boils down to is just the damn leverage the fed has, and uses, over the State, on so many aspects. And republicans, of all people, seem to to think that's good. How very ironic is that? Hypocrisy abounds..
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young