Republicans pass bill to force Obama to crack down on legal weed in states that allow

Legislation approved by House Republicans would seek to force President Barack Obama to crack down on marijuana in states that have made the drug legal for medical or recreational use.

The House passed the Enforce the Law Act by a vote of 233-181 on Wednesday. The bill was introduced by Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Jim Gerlach (R-PA) to allow Congress to sue the president for failing to faithfully execute laws.

“The Constitution gives Congress the responsibility to write the laws and the Executive to enforce them,” Gowdy said Wednesday in a statement. “We don’t pass suggestions. We don’t pass ideas. We pass laws. Regardless of our politics, I hope my colleagues have enough regard for our work to expect those laws would be faithfully executed.”

A committee report submitted by Goodlatte cited the Obama administration’s decision to not intervene with marijuana legalization efforts in various states as an example of executive overreach.

Colorado and Washington both legalized the recreational use of marijuana through statewide voter referendums in 2012. In addition, 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Federal law, however, still considers the possession and sale of marijuana to be a crime.
Attorney General Eric Holder announced last year that the Department of Justice would not challenge states’ marijuana legalization laws as long as they maintained an “appropriately strict regulatory system.”

The decision not to enforce federal drug laws “in entire states is not a valid exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” the Republican’s report stated.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/13/house-gop-passes-bill-to-force-obama-to-crack-down-on-legal-weed-in-states-that-allow-it/

Would be interesting to see what corporations are behind the legislation.

It will never pass senate and obummer already said he would veto it if it did. Its just crazy teabaggers making noise.

such irony

the house gop simultaneously fights for states rights and begs for help from the feds over issues that states have decided long ago like mmj in california

issa is a fucking douche and a half

Lol ^^^


The Government's so corrupt these days :/

Psshh. Ain't nothing gonna stop this weed train, just keeps picking up speed.

Have you seen recent polling numbers? We have a national majority of people that support legalization for the first time, plus vast majorities that support decriminalization or medical use, and the numbers keep going up. More states are taking the first step and are passing medical laws. They see the money being made, they also see Colorado's success and might want more in the future. This is something fueled by public interest and money, no power in the verse can stop that.

Rick Perry of all people recently changed his stance in favor of decriminalization. Democrats officially made legalization a part of their party platform, slyly stealing the initiative from Republicans and taking on the mantle of liberty and individual rights. The smart politicians are getting on board or getting scared. Nobody wants to get in the way of this momentum.

Choo choo motherfuckers.

This gets even better. Mr Libertarian, pro-states rights Rand Paul supported and voted for the bill. Fucking hypocrite.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/14/rand-paul-backs-bill-that-could-lead-to-crack-down-on-states-where-voters-legalized-weed/