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Open Government Brainstorm Defies Wisdom of Crowds
theodp writes "In May, the White House launched what it called an 'unprecedented online process for public engagement in policymaking.' Brainstorming was conducted in an effort to identify ways to 'strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness by making government more transparent, participatory, and collaborative.' So, what were some of the top vote-getters? Currently near the top of the list are Legalize Marijuana And Solve Many Tax Issues / Prison Issues (#2) and Remove Marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (#3). For those who remember Obama's earlier Online Town Hall, it's deja vu all over again."
Where's the "Ron Paul Should Be President" +75,496 idea?
Where's the CowboyNeal for President?
I think it shows that the pro-legalization crowd has a lot of free time on their hands, which was the real reason THC was banned in the first place - it was believed to make people lazy, non-industrious layabouts.
I haven't seen any evidence to the contrary... not sure how I feel overall about "the land of the free and the home of the brave" making something illegal just because it makes the population less competitive on the world stage, but I certainly can't argue that a bong hit a day would make the USA more likely to stop the Chinese army from overrunning the world by 2100.
No Sir everyone is NOT smoking it, this is a pure liberal myth. The marrijuana you can buy today has been scientifically proved that its 56,820 times stronger than the natural product, which was bad enough, and can and does cause almost instant irrevocable and permanent psychosis, paranoia and schizophrenia to name but a few of it's deadly effects.
Sure some of those pop singers and other losers that kids look up may boast they smoke a bit and so it might even be fashionable and 'cool' amongst the non god fearing and easily led youth of today but I can guarantee almost none of them will have actually got their hands on any of the evil weed.
Despite the, discredited, opinions on display here the war on drugs is proceeding excellently, our police and associated agencies are capturing ever greater hauls of the drug and we're catching and imprisoning more users, dealers, smugglers, manufacturers and suppliers than ever before. No Sir almost every wannabe pot head will already be on a police watch list and rapidly apprehended, brought to justice and locked up for a very long time the very first time he sets eyes on any reefer. Those who slip through the net rapidly become addicted and have their lives ruined by the deadly psychotic effects of the hash skunk, praise God we are able to capture most of them before they go on to kill or maim in psychotic murder rampages.
Marijuana sounds vaguely spanish.
You should use the term "plant-based tetrahydrocannabinol feedstock" instead.
Unless you're high, in which case you'll get lost somewhere in the middle because you noticed that dude, when we die? We like.... we.... we end up trapped in our own minds...so....like......you need to be able to live with yourself before you die... or you'll be in hell, but if you're happy with your life... you'll be in heaven......
Dude, that's deep. What was I talking about?
It's been a long time.
That always bothers me. I don't care what state I'm in, I can't recite the alphabet backwards on demand. I'd get about 3 letters in and realise I'm lost. "Just a minute while I sing the alphabet song and write it down."
It's been a long time.
Listen, you have nothing to worry about regarding the witch hunt.
We're just going to set you on fire, and if you use your devil magic to extinguish the flames, we'll know you're a witch. If you're consumed in a horrific and torturous death, we'll know you're a good Christian and we'll let you be buried in the church graveyard.
It's been a long time.
... something about Tetris with plants...
Pot smokers and conspiracy theorists have a lot of time on their hands.
Pay attention you stupid fuck, or perhaps "willfully ignorant fool" would be a more politically correct phrasing. Yes, there are officially-released images of an Obama birth certificate. However, there are also both valid criticisms of its legitimacy in and unto itself (e.g., is it really what it purports to be or has it been altered), and there remains the indisputable point that there exists a separate, longer-form, alternative birth certificate which, for inexplicable reasons, Obama refuses to allow to be reviewed. The point of the so-called "birthers" is that Obama refuses to allow inspection of the alternate, more informative, document which no one at all denys does exist and answer the simple question of whether or not that alternate document corroborates the previously-release shorter version. The only thing worse than a fool is a willfully ignorant fool who chooses to refuse to think for fear that thinking would unavoidably lead to questioning issues that bring discomfort. I assume you are a technical professional and in being so you are entrusted to make intelligent, informed decisions, even when doing so may take you out of your comfort zone. What's more important -- deciding whether to implement a customer solution in Qt or .Net or the world you leave to your children?
Bush was an asshat but remember, not all change is for the better. Now stand up and grow a pair or get what you deserve.
No marijuana is not harmless, but the fact that I'm sitting here smoking it while watching TV *is* harmless
If you weren't so high, you would have realised that you're actually at your computer, commenting on slashdot.
You'd have to knock me out with a schedule II substance in order to drag me to a journey concert.
Jeremy
because those are the ones that will have you sucking dick in the toilets for a hit
I kinda understand the expression, but I hope you won't try to scare your kids with homosexual bashing.
What makes you think his kids aren't lesbians?
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?