Jeff Merkley becomes first sitting US senator to endorse marijuana legalization
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« on: October 24, 2014, 12:58:08 AM »
http://www.mediaite.com/online/heres-the-first-u-s-senator-to-publicly-declare-his-support-for-marijuana-legalization/

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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2014, 01:00:19 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2014, 01:05:29 AM »
Kind of surprised he was first. I thought I remember reading Bernie Sanders or Rand Paul were in favor but apparently not quite?

http://reason.com/blog/2012/11/21/rand-paul-says-states-should-be-free-to

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So a few % support in the Senate meanwhile it's polling at 50-55% nationally.
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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2014, 01:10:30 AM »
Merkley's always been one of the best.
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2014, 01:13:22 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2014, 01:14:48 AM »
Jeff Merkley is amazing.
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2014, 02:18:54 AM »
Clearly he's running scared of the #Wehbymentum and trying to find a wedge issue to stop his impending landslide defeat.
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2014, 10:13:33 AM »
Oregon is literally a perfect state.
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2014, 11:41:13 AM »
I do wonder why no other senator or governor has endorsed legalisation. I'm not even a majot "420 legalise now!!" guy, but it is pretty incredible that the cannabis legalisation machine is running at full whack, trying to legalise everywhere, and ever state official of note - even people who aren't normally afraid to rock the boat like Rand Paul and his allies, or the Sanders/Warren caucus, or the Colorado and Washington delegations. It's mysterious Tongue
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« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2014, 12:20:39 PM »
So glad he won in 2008. Can you imagine if Gordon Smith were still Senator? LOL
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2014, 12:28:16 PM »

Absolutely, he already was one of my favorite US Senators even before this.
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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2014, 12:57:17 PM »
Quote from: Lief on October 24, 2014, 12:20:39 PM
So glad he won in 2008. Can you imagine if Gordon Smith were still Senator? LOL

I'm sure it would be hilarious ?
 
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« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2014, 01:53:06 PM »
I don't really care about the marijuana issue but I think Merkley would make a great president.
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« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2014, 02:53:27 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2014, 03:12:04 PM »
John McCain said something like "maybe we should legalize marijuana" a few months back. 
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« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2014, 03:14:24 PM »

Freakin' Finally
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« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2014, 03:16:15 PM »
Quote from: R2D2 on October 24, 2014, 10:13:33 AM
Oregon is literally a perfect state.

but Washington is right next door, and they literally have no income tax so.......
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« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2014, 11:12:49 PM »
Merkley you beautiful bastard. 
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« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2014, 11:36:30 PM »
He's seriously the first one? Wow, is there this rule that if you're a politician you can't endorse marijuana legalization? I don't get it. The majority of the public is in favor of it.

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« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2014, 12:05:09 AM »
Quote from: ElectionsGuy on October 26, 2014, 11:36:30 PM
He's seriously the first one? Wow, is there this rule that if you're a politician you can't endorse marijuana legalization? I don't get it. The majority of the public is in favor of it.

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« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2014, 01:57:01 AM »
I'm sure that quite a few Senators would agree with him (privately, of course)
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