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During a session answering internet questions he was asked many things. The most popular question asked Obama to comment on whether he thinks legalizing marijuana could help boost the economy. Obama answered no, but didn’t rule out legalization outright. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, however, later said Obama opposes legalization.
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Peter Lemkin Wrote:White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, however, later said Obama opposes legalization.
So do I.
Breaking the law is half the high.
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Peter Lemkin Wrote:During a session answering internet questions he was asked many things. The most popular question asked Obama to comment on whether he thinks legalizing marijuana could help boost the economy. Obama answered no, but didn’t rule out legalization outright. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, however, later said Obama opposes legalization.ecruity:
The moral: torture is fine, but igniting a herbal cigarette remains deeply problematic.
We are lucky to live in age governed by such Solons.
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Charles Drago Wrote:Peter Lemkin Wrote:White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, however, later said Obama opposes legalization.
So do I.
Breaking the law is half the high.
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Ah forbidden fruit. The sweetest fruit of all.
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Myra Bronstein Wrote:Ah forbidden fruit. The sweetest fruit of all.
I don't think gay marriage falls under the "deep politics" rubric.
Charles Drago
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If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene
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