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Rep. Dean Phillips 🇺🇸
@RepDeanPhillips
The United States is a representative democracy in which ~70% of citizens favor the decriminalization of cannabis. Hard to explain how 204 Members of Congress, mostly Rs and a couple Ds, can ignore the will of the people, defy common sense, and maintain such hypocrisy.
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Vox
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Legalizing cannabis has never had higher support among the public, lawmakers, and states. So how hard is it to finally get done? vox.com/22968976/feder
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@EPLindaLou
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There are similar stats for Voter ID. Wrap those two into a bill, figure out how to have a field test for drugged out drivers with DWI-like consequences, and allow official state ID's at no charge with the proper documentation. You're Golden!
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Lake Minnetonka Daily News
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@RepDeanPhillips
No, we're a representative republic, not democracy. The ones saying no, in theory, are representing what their constituents want. The logic you're using could also b applied to obamacare, the majority did not want it, yet it was forced down our throats in the middle of the night.
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