RSS 2.0 FeedMike Huckabee On Medical Marijuana
by Doug MataconisThe Republicans continue their contemptuous dismissal of people in pain:
“Sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its Faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there is no Form of Government but what may be a Blessing to the People if well administered; and I believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a Course of Years, and can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it, when the People shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other.” Benjamin Franklin, Final Speech at the Constitutional Convention
November 16, 2007
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Doug,
Maybe this is the answer you’ve been looking for.
Comment by Jeff Molby — November 16, 2007 @ 7:15 amAfter having seen YouTube videos of Rudy, Mitt, Fred, John, and Mike, I’m confident in saying that they’re a truly despicable group of human beings. Not only did Mitt and Rudy flat out avoid the question, but Mike rephrased her question for the audience into something that he could more easily bullshit around.
Comment by Brian T. Traylor — November 16, 2007 @ 1:39 pmAlthough her voice was hard to understand, she definitely brought up the “states rights” aspect, that is, some states have decided to allow doctors to prescribe MM. Brian is right, that Mike completely dropped that critical distinction so he could avoid the whole question of respecting the rights of states to decide for themselves this question. He turned it merely into the medical marijuana issue. Typical politician.
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Pingback by The Crossed Pond » The Republican Candidates on Medical Marijuana — November 16, 2007 @ 6:21 pmWell, since Huckster still isn’t convinced by the scientific evidence that the earth isn’t 10,000 years old, his appeal to science is a sham. Besides the argument is not legalization at the federal level, but the ending of federal prohibition of duly enacted state laws that allow such usage.
Comment by Kaligula — November 16, 2007 @ 6:31 pm