L.A. TIMES NOT SO SURE ON POT LEGALIZATION.
In an editorial yesterday, the L.A. Times came out against legalizing Cannabis - at least as the law is currently consituted in Prop. 19. The Times focused on two major points. One, is that Prop. 19 would leave regulation to individual counties and towns. The confusion that would follow is obvious; what's legal in L.A. County would not be legal in Orange or Humboldt. The other big problem with legalization according to the Times is that whatever legalization measures are taken, the law would still violate Federal statutes. Both are valid objections. What's the point of passing a local law if the Feds suddenly decide to enforce the law of the land?
While it's refreshing not to hear the "Legalize it, tax it and screw the consequences" from the usual Left-leaning newspaper, you sort of wish the Times would adopt a more consistent position on local laws complying with Federal law. For instance, the paper has never run an editorial against cities with "Sanctuary" laws because those laws violate Federal statutes. Just the opposite. The Times, through its staff columnists and on the editorial pages, has consistently sided with Sanctuary cities and called for blanket amnesty. In other words, they don't like the Federal immigration law and they want to change it.
You have to wonder wonder why the Times doesn't call for a change in the Federal law on Cannabis. Just something to think about.
Friday, September 24, 2010
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What is so wrong with each county making its own law? Community policing, right? If pot is illegal in Orange County yet legal in Riverside County, you simply don't smoke pot in Orange County, and smoke it in Riverside..if you like. I don't see where the confusion is. Do people need help knowing when they're in which county? When you enter California there's nothing more than a sign, and a freight truck inspection station, which looks no different than a weigh station. And we don't allow confusion as an excuse for someone to break California's laws.
As far as the feds not enforcing marijuana laws, there are a lot of people sitting in prisons who might have a counterpoint on that.
As far as the LA Times being left leaning, I believe I asked you a year ago just what about the paper would suggest they're left leaning, in your view. Is it just me or does it seem like you make this charge whenever they have recently taken a rather conservative stance on an issue? I'd be interesting in knowing what about the LA Times is left leaning, and what your definition of left leaning is. Some right wing extremists think George W. Bush was left leaning.
You follow that with giving examples as to how the Times seems to ride the fence, liberal on some things, conservative on others. You basically refute your own assertion that their left leaning. I'm going to throw my crazy conspiracy theory 'in the hat' and submit that the LA Times, like all commercial newspapers, will print whatever it takes to SELL PAPERS, be it a liberal or conservative viewpoint.
CALIPATRIA-- Authorities say two inmates were shot and a dozen others injured as guards used pepper spray and gunfire in an attempt to break up a brawl among about 120 inmates at a prison in Imperial County.
Spokesman Jorge Santana says Calipatria State Prison was on lockdown today and 10 inmates were taken to outside hospitals with injuries ranging from moderate to serious.
He said all inmates are expected to survive, but one had to be airlifted out.
Santana said guards used pepper spray on prisoners then fired four rounds from a shotgun.
A team from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the violence.
Santana says the brawl happened among the general prison population in a maximum security yard.
He says no staff members were hurt.
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