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What we don't know is what

Resistance — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:55:17 +0000

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What we don't know is what the federal government will do

Could they charge the State and the people with; (dare I say) .......

Anarchy ?????

A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

Do the people who partake of the Mary Jane, have to register with the State?

As Mike pointed out

States are playing a dangerous game, though. These disagreements don't always end well.

We don't know how this will

tmccarthy0 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:16:10 +0000

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We don't know how this will work out for Washington State. The state is setting up the regulations necessary for the legalization and local law enforcement and prosecutors have quit arresting and prosecuting people for possession. What we don't know is what the federal government will do, because they can challenge our new law in federal court from what I understand, yet they have taken no action presently. Our governor has just taken a trip to DC to discuss this with the Dept of Justice. For our state, pot is our 3rd largest cash crop, and brings in over 1 billion dollars in revenue a year, we just figured that should be taxable rather than black market dollars. We should be able to fund our state more effectively. We need road work, light rail expansions, more funding for a our state universities, colleges and community colleges.

Mike has this on this

Richard Day — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:10:21 +0000

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Mike has this on this headlines and I think we miss the real issues here if we do not take into consideration the Full Faith & Credit Clause of the Constitution as well as the Supremacy Clause.

We cannot discuss guns or abortion or gay marriage or Obamacare or a number of other issues if we do not key in on these two clauses in our Constitution.

the end

I think about the Supremacy

Richard Day — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:05:53 +0000

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I think about the Supremacy Clause all the time; it creeps into just about every issue facing us today.

As I understand it, it is almost impossible to receive an abortion or even get advice concerning abortion in Mississippi and South Dakota? and many other places in this nation.

The Full Faith & Credit Clause always comes up in these contexts.

I marry another guy in Mass and we move to another state and we are informed that we are not married.

Connecticut has strict gun laws but all a resident has to do is cross over to Indiana and visit a gun show and come back home with a truck load of weapons that might be sold on a 'black market'.

There are Fed Laws on the books like Obamacare that all states to make choices. (I noticed that Arizona of all places is planning to 'sign on' to this legislation and Texas and Florida say: SCREW IT!

Well what if I live and work in NY and then I am transferred to Texas? What happens to my health coverage.

Even when FF&C applies states can 'ignore' the Federal Mandate and it becomes difficult for the Feds to do anything about this de facto nullification.

So it comes down to money.

If your state does not apply the new DUI BAC standards, you lose highway funds.

I am wandering here, I know.

I do know that the purse strings work!

So if states adopt easements in drug enforcement, I suppose the Feds could take away funds relating to drug enforcement.

If states violate the terms of Roe v. Wade, the Feds can take away other funds.

If states violate new Federal Regs or laws relating to guns, the Feds can remove a number of funds from those states.

I dunno.

I think it all boils down to money.

The anti Federalist feared

Resistance — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:56:13 +0000

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The anti Federalist feared what we see happening.

Would you say Federalism got its biggest foot hold because of the civil war?

Had the States have known, that freeing the slaves, meant handing over State Sovereignty, how many States would have fought?

It makes no sense; when an entity has power already and to believe they would freely give it up?