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According to this author, Obama has no intention of winning any or our wars.  He simply wants to get out.  This would be a good way for him to lose the wars without it being his fault.

It must be in the part of our Constitution that allows the government to force us to buy something.  Of course the new defense for that is that social security and medicare aren't in the Constitution either. 

I, for one, am ready to do without those also.

LOL!!
 

In the light of the content of my comment I'm a little bit confused why you were pulled back in, but anyway:

Your guess would be right, but as this law doesn't affect me I don't really care for the outcome. 

Assuming you are for the passage of Prop 19, and your premonition comes to fruition, just how does the criminal element behind marijuana use recede under this law?

I don't really know what the premonition is you are talking about. But wouldn't the standard pro argument look like this: If there is licensed production and sale and if taxation is not exceedingly high people will tend to go to a well regulated and monitored store with a diversity of products on offer rather than  buying some shabby product on a shady street corner? That would imply that most people producing and selling marijuana were not criminals anymore, therefore causing a receding criminal element.

how does passage of 19 correct those "issues" if people are likely to buy pot legally, cut it, and sell it illegally for profit?

I think this scenario is very unlikely as nobody in his right mind buys a really inferior product while wou have the better quality available everywhere (that might become pressing in connection with selling pot to minors, though). The scenario that is more likely is that marijuana will still be produced and distributed illegally as you can avoid taxation and thereby achieve a higher margin of profit.

I don't know how these pro and con arguments balance out in reality. I haven't really studied the history of legal vs. illegal market in Holland. 

I can tell you two things.  I'm from Pennsylvania and I see a lot more ads from Sestak, and they are EXTREMELY negative.  One features a bunch of veterans bashing Toomey.  Secondly, I'd bet my dog (who I love dearly) not one of those people has ever been to a Tea Party meeting.

I received a candidate review from my Tea Party.  No instructions or spin, just the issues, and how each person says they stand on the issues.

That was some of the most pathetic, worthless, drivel I've had the displeasure of reading. The guy has received several honors from the military, and his unit was one of the best. he had had his private emails searched and was discharged according to the Air Force for breaching DADT when they asked him, and he never told. Sure they were more than happy to let him do his work and risk his life in Iraq serving our country, but as soon as he was back in the US they cut his pay and kicked him out.

It was Almy's  testimony and record that got DADT overturned in a court of law.

Honestly BK, you should be ashamed of yourself. I can't believe I thought  you were one of the people worth respecting on this site.

I used to tune into his show but I will not anymore, even for laughs.  I think his head is on the cancellation chopping block and he's trying to smile more and be more personable and it comes off as embarrassing to me.  Like Mr. Burns on The Simpsons having to smile and then saying "I would have never been able to do that without taking half a white Valium this morning".  Part of the fun of watching MSNBC for me after all is watching people who look chronically constipated and who never have anything but a scowl on their face.  Yes, YOU, Mr. Alter.

Then, at the very least, Palin should have accurately quoted her--instead of spinning it.  Glad you agree.

Jer