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Voters Vote Yes, County Says No
Khyber writes in with a story from Montana, where residents of Missoula County voted in a referendum intended to advise county law-enforcement types to treat marijuana offenses as low-profile. The referendum would not have changed any laws, but was advisory only. After voters approved it, county commissioners overturned it by a 2-to-1 vote. They were swayed by the argument of the county attorney, who had a "gut feeling" that Missoula's electorate had misinterpreted the ballot language. The move has resulted in a flood of disaffection among voters, especially young voters. "Is there even a point to voting any more if the will of the people can so easily be subverted by two people?" one voter posted on a comment blog.
The started a temporary section called politics during one of the presidential races. Since then, Slashdot has started taking a deep left political slant. I Don't know if it is intentional or just the tone of the editors or management coming out.
But seeing how pot-smoking and making it legal is typically one of those left leaning views, It was probably given more importance then a site tagged "news for nerd" would normally give.