Our Forgotten 10th Amendment

A friend sent me an article by Alex Newman, published in the New American entitled, New Marijuana Policy Triggers Bipartisan Love for 10th Amendment. He saw David Knight bring it up here.

It discusses how party lines seem to have blurred for both sides of the aisle, as all walks of life are in an uproar over AG Jeff Sessions' rescinding of the Cole Memo, including some you wouldn't expect, like The Atlantic.

Even fringe left-wing extremists have suddenly discovered the benefits of federalism and constitutionally limited government — at least when it comes to marijuana. The Atlantic, for example, which has continued to lurch to the extreme left in recent years, wrote an article with a headline touting “The Superiority of a States' Rights Approach to Marijuana.” “The public wants it, and the Tenth Amendment demands it,” reads the article subhead.

WHY would Sessions be so adamant about protecting marijuana prohibition?

I certainly don't believe it's a moral stance, nor do I believe he is ignorant to modern science about marijuana, or just so dense that he still believes in reefer madness propaganda.

I personally believe it's because it would set a modern-day precedent of citizens remembering that states can legally overrule the DOJ, FDA - and in general, any unconstitutional federal policy cooked up by one of the alphabet agencies. The citizens may actually remember the 10th Amendment! And that's bad news for the Establishment.

So, you might just be a Libertarian (or Liberalist, as proposed by Sargon of Akkad) if you support states' rights on the marijuana issue - tell that to Hollywood.

Good news came today when Vermont's legislators legalized recreational marijuana - they were the first state where the bill was passed through state legislators instead of through a ballot initiative, so it looks like the states will stand their ground on this. I do believe the citizens will demand it.

And, for those of you who don't typically identify as a supporter of states' rights and small government, but you do support the states' right for marijuana legalization, maybe it's time you did a little self-assessment on your political stance. Leave the dark-side - come join us on a crusade for liberty!

Let me know in the comments what you think the reasoning is for Sessions' biggest blunder thus far - power, greed, stupidity, moral obligation, all the above?