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States Rights vs. “American Values.” Here’s your Santorum, folks.
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Jason Karimi ”Given that in 2012, there are states that may possibly legalize marijuana, would your Department of Justice recognize state’s rights?”Rick Santorum:
“No, I would think that would be an activity that is not consistent with American values.”2 hours ago · Like -
Al ManningWhat he said makes sense. Like he said yesterday, freedom doesn’t mean we are free to do whatever we want, but we are free to do what we ought. One of our founding fathers said that our Constitution would only work with a good and moral people.about an hour ago · Like -
Jason Karimi The question was not “Is marijuana moral?” The question was, “Would your Department of Justice recognize state’s rights?”
Do you support federal bans on state law, Al?
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James HornYep Steve, consolidating power in Washington DC has been great for this country. We have gained so much liberty and freedom from having the federal government to lord over us……..about an hour ago · Like -
Steve DeaceI’m not for consolidating power in Washington, D.C., and I’m not for de-centralizing evil state-by-state. You guys act like this is an either/or, and it’s not. I’m not a libertarian or a liberal. I am a Christian. The federal government has…See moreabout an hour ago · Like · 1 person -
Jason Karimi I agree, Steve, which is why I was so outraged at this response. If states enact medical marijuana laws (Iowa’s Board of Pharmacy wants a medical program), will Santorum’s administration respect states rights?
I’ll vote for the candidate that supports state’s rights, not federal authority to impose “American values.”
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Jason Karimi Marijuana was given by God for medicine. If states decide to follow the Iowa Board of Pharmacy recommendation to legalize medical marijuana, Rick Santorum’s administration will not recognize state’s rights to make medical decisions.
This stance by Santorum is contradictory to the US Supreme Court Decision in the 2006 case Gonzalez v. Oregon.
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Andy AlexanderNice try, Jason. The question was not about medical marijuana, it was about marijuana in general. Besides, medical marijuana is just code for “loophole”.As far as your use of a court decision to justify and legitimize your position, need I remind you that a court gave us “legalized” murder in the form of Roe v. Wade, “legalized” sodomy in the form of Varnum v. Brien, “legalized” slavery in the form of “Dred Scott v. Sandford”. No thank you very much!
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Jason KarimiNice try my ass, Andy. The question was about state’s rights, not medical vs legalization. Legalizing marijuana in any way shape or form, including medical marijuana, is something Santorum would not leave up to the states.
Just because you don’t like the justice system, doesn’t mean you get to ignore it. I voted “no” on the judges, and will continue to vote “no” as long as our justice system continues to follow Obama and Santorum’s line of thinking of top-down usurpation of state sovereignty from the federal government.
Nice try, Andy. Let’s even go with your spin of this only being about full legalization. If California, Washington, Colorado, or Oregon, vote to fully legalize marijuana, Santorum’s administration will waste federal resources arresting people for doing something legal in their state, rather than let We The People decide.
If Iowa legalizes medical marijuana, Santorum’s administration will take a similar approach.
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Andy AlexanderI’d rather not “…try your @$$.” I don’t swing that way.
Okay. So State’s Rights trump every time? So…say Iowa decides that they have the Right to take your property. I guess they can do that because the 10th amendment says so. Good luck with that.
The fact is, Inalienable Rights (and thus Natural Law) trump State’s Rights when something is in opposition to “the Law of Nature and Nature’s God”.
If you really want to smoke weed, just do it. They don’t enforce that law anyway.
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Jason KarimiI lost a four year scholarship and internship at principal financial during my freshman year at Iowa State University. They do indeed enforce that law, Andy.21 minutes ago · Like
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Jason KarimiShould state’s have the ability to decide whether or not patients get medical marijuana, Andy?20 minutes ago · Like
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Al ManningJason, I couldn’t have said it better than Steve. By the way, you said you agreed with what he said, but I don’t see anything in your comments that would indicate that. What are you agreeing with?19 minutes ago · Like · 1 person
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Jason Karimi Steve said “I’m not for consolidating power in Washington, D.C., and I’m not for de-centralizing evil state-by-state…The federal government has no more right to your healthcare than a state government has to baby murder or legitimizing immorality.”
I agree.
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Jason KarimiAndy, answer my question while you like other comments. Should states have the ability to decide whether or not patients get medical marijuana?5 minutes ago · Like
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Al ManningOK, Jason, so you DO agree there is a limit to states’ rights and that there may be situations where the federal government needs to step in?5 minutes ago · Like
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Jason KarimiYes. Google “federalism.”4 minutes ago · Like
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Jason Karimi What do you think, Al? Since Andy refuses to answer the question…
Should states have the abilty to decide whether or not patients get medical marijuana?
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Steve DeaceEnough already…I am just going to start unfriending people who persist on turning my Facebook page into High Timesabout a minute ago · Like
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Jason KarimiCan I quote you on that? This is a states rights issue, not counter-culture crap!about a minute ago · Like
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Jason KarimiShould states have the ability to decide healthcare??? Santorum says NO!A few seconds ago · Like
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