US Open Government Initiative Enters Phase Three

circletimessquare writes "The Obama administration opened a discussion forum in January of this year which has become an electronic suggestion box. It is now entering stage three, following brainstorm and discussion phases: the draft phase, in which the top subject matter is codified into suggestions for the government. 'Ultimately, the visitors advanced more than 3,900 ideas, which in turn spawned 11,000 comments that received 210,000 thumb votes. The result? Three of the top 10 most popular ideas called for legalizing marijuana, and two featured conspiracy theories about Mr. Obama's true place of birth.'"

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Lol Democracy

[AnonGCB]

I'm fairly certain they're still ignoring the issue that the most people were interested in changing, legalization of marijuana.

Re:Legalize it?

[argStyopa]

The reason it does less damage to society than cigarettes and alcohol is only because it remains illegal. Don't get me wrong, I agree that alcohol and nicotine ARE entry-drugs, far moreso than pot. I also think pot should be legal, but probably not for the same reasons you do.

What astonishes me is that potheads asserting the harmlessness of weed all cheerfully (lol) ignore what's obvious to ANYONE ELSE WHO KNOWS THEM: pot has long-term personality effects. Disassociation and inability to focus are two fairly significant deleterious effects of Mary Jane. My understanding is that there are also long term physiological retention issues of THC staying in the human system for a period far longer than would theoretically be expected.

Like any drug, if abused, it can be dangerous.

Again, I still support legalization, as well as the legalization of a number of other drugs as long as there are draconian penalties established for using while driving, etc. I see it as simply encouraging Darwin, actually.

i see words

[circletimessquare]

but i don't see a valid opinion about the founding of the usa. you could spin the same tired cynical crap about the founding of any country in the world. with you, i just see a personality disorder at work: typical tired hysterical cynicism. your words speak less about the actual founding of the usa, and more about your own spastic mind

it's all a big trick! by big corporations! the sheeple believe anything!

zzz

retarded. not even very original