Bryan
Club Member
Posts: 17 
Year at Virginia Tech: Senior
Major at Virginia Tech: Residential Environments and Design
Current Political Identity: Libertarian/Minarchist
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Post by Bryan on Apr 22, 2015 13:48:14 GMT -5
During the conference, Mr. Steven Sutton seemed to think Marco Rubio was the candidate in the wings who could pull an upset (much like Obama did back in 2008). After reading this article, I think Rubio may have shot himself in the foot (not as much as Christie on the issue, though). This article is about his stance on the legalization of marijuana and how he thinks the federal law should be enforced on those states that have legalized it. He does throw in a small "states' rights" statement, but I think that is one of the many buzz words this campaign. In my opinion, by enforcing the federal law to keep marijuana illegal goes directly against the "states' rights." What do you guys think? rare.us/story/marco-rubio-we-need-to-enforce-federal-marijuana-laws-in-states-where-its-been-legalized/ |
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Post by Sebastian on Apr 22, 2015 18:00:30 GMT -5
Wow, I'm glad that Rubio is so concerned for the children. Without people like him, youth wouldn't know how truly evil marijuana is. That's why we need to government to criminalize "dangerous" things. Like how we've banned sharp scissors and we all wear our federally issued safety helmets. I'm tired of the government babysitting Americans and making their life choices.
More to the point, what Rubio said directly contradicts states' rights. But will it hurt him in the Republican primary? I doubt it. Republicans often only endorse states' rights when it supports their ideology (for gun rights, economy, etc.). When states' rights contradict their beliefs, they do not favor states' rights (marriage and drug laws, for example). This hypocrisy on the issue of states' rights is one of the flaws of the GOP, and I think that very few Republicans will have a problem with Rubio's statements.
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