Thers are a lot of states and state laws that suck.North Carolina for one.There are a lot of ballots and ballot inititives that they are trying to get on in a lot of states .The christian right sucks nationwide and your right.federal laws always overrule state law.

What really irritates me is their "religious freedom" argument. It is not a right to persecute and oppress other people because your big book of multiple choice (bibly) says so. If you were to follow all of the rules listed in the chapters that hold the verse they fling around all of the damn time then you would be on death row several times over. Another point of this movement of theirs is the idea that people having equality is persecution to them!? I wish there was a virus that would only attack severely delusional nit wits like them.



Dear lord baby jesus, nine pounds, eight ounces. Don't know a thing in the world but still omnipotent. Please bring upon this world the zombie apocalypse so that I may finally shoot others in the face. Amen.

You silly obsessive potheads

I'm surprised that is all you have to say.

I'm with you on most of this journal, I just thought it was cute how you cited 'quality control' in your opposition to the marijuana legislation. =3

Believe it or not, there is a major difference in marijuana bought illegally on the streets and that which is bought in a dispensary.

"Why the hell would you let just anyone carry concealed?"

Because people should to be able to purchase things to protect themselves if they want to? Because not everybody who is in danger has time to wait for a permit, and go through the training necessary to qualify for a permit? Because you don't actually have to know how to shoot a weapon to scare off someone trying to harm you (Guns that are drawn aren't fired 99% of the time?) I'd rather have a few bad apples have the ability to carry a concealed weapons than bar several people from being able to defend themselves

I also don't think people who would do criminal things with a concealed weapon will care if it's illegal to carry a weapon without a -permit-.

This is an open carry state. You do not need a permit as long as the pistol is exposed.

I can't believe the "personhood" amendment is back for another round. Then again, TABOR got rejected repeatedly before being passed.

North Carolina's legislature passed a law against considering climate change in city planning (e.g. when planning developments near the coastline.) As Lee Camp said "Making a certain area of science illegal doesn't actually change the effect of that science."

Also, if lawmakers in states like Michigan don't want to hear the word vagina, they shouldn't be allowed to make laws regarding them.

I really hate it when people shrug off science merely because it contradicts their presuppositions. They even go a far as saying science hasn't done anything good for them as they sit in their air conditioned room, listening to their iPod, typing on their computer, and enjoy an average lifespan three times longer than before science made an impact on the medical field. Some people just despise reality.

That personhood crap is back -again-? Seriously? I mean, hell, it was defeated with a 70-75% against last time it was brought up, right?

Legal pot for recreational use? I'm for it as long as it is, as you said, regulated. Quality control standards kept up, taxed like tobacco products, growers turned into legitimate operations(though that's already been going on now that the medical use law went through), age restriction of 21 or older, maybe? I've never smoked it nor ever intend to(even if it is completely legalized) but it would be a decent benefit to the economy as well as providing the state with much-needed tax funds.

CCW without permits is, well, kinda dangerous, but conversely if someone wants to carry badly enough the law won't stop them. I don't, however, support it based on that measure. I actually support a stricter training process on top of the existing permit process. It's a bit silly that you can attend a $50-100 class and listen to a lecture and that qualifies you for a permit. I believe demonstrating safe firearm handling as well as some sort of marksmanship test. In response to BrutalYena's comment, while most instances where someone uses a firearm in self-defense doesn't result in someone being shot, that doesn't mean you can rely on the weapon as a magical talisman that'll scare off any attacker. You -must- be prepared, willing, and able to use the weapon in its intended manner if you are going to carry it. That includes being proficient in its use to at least some degree. Even at close range in a frantic self-defense situation it is -very- easy to miss an attacker if you have little to no shooting experience, and you are accountable for -every- round you fire. If a stray round hits someone else, you are at fault. I don't mean to be gruff about this, but while I believe carrying a firearm is a fundamental right it is also a massive responsibility not everyone is mentally capable of undertaking.

Freedom of religion? I'm with you on this. Already granted with 1A. While I do at times consider myself a Christian at times(I'm leaning more towards the agnostic side of the fence at this period of time), this persecution complex at people simply exercising their rights to live differently and decrying the 'death of family values' and other crap like that is just crap. First off, people such as James Dobson and his ilk aren't true Christians. They simply are incredibly entitled, power-hungry elitists who portend that anyone else who isn't in their club of upper-middle-class, Briargate-living, holier-than-thou snobs isn't worth worshiping the ground they walk on. They want money, power, and control over peoples' lives all in the name of a deity they pay lip service(at best) to. This is based on personal experience dealing with Focus on the Family as a whole. They will back down if someone calls them out to their face... I gotta admit my mom chewing out James Dobson's personal secretary(long story there) was epic, but I digress.

I agree with you on property taxes. Eliminating them would be completely idiotic as that money pays for much of our basic services. Same with business property taxes. As much as people might bitch about paying taxes, it is necessary.

Term limits on judges? I'm undecided on this as well.

Right to foreclosure? I'm definitely for. The fact is that some of these big banks(specifically Bank of America) steamroll over everyone they can and at least in BoA's case blatantly ignores legal action against them. Stories such as these abound: http://jalopnik.com/5920334/bank-of.....-disappearance http://abcnews.go.com/Business/bank.....ry?id=13775638

Especially in the second case, BoA foreclosed on a home that was already bought and paid for; a property they had no rights to whatsoever. The missing classic car in the first story is also disturbing as it was practically stolen. In both cases BoA has stonewalled the legal process by outright ignoring subpoenas and court orders... I mean, it took the bank getting foreclosed on in order for them to fork over $2500? Completely asinine.