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malaise

(269,057 posts) Sun May 15, 2016, 03:08 PM May 2016

Serious question - how many elected or unelected officials at any level

are on opiates or other painkillers, legal or illegal?

What if they have to follow voting orders because others know.

I have always wondered if that came into play with the 2000 Supremes decision to steal the election from Gore - and that was nearly 16 years ago when there was no serious problem.

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Serious question - how many elected or unelected officials at any level (Original Post) malaise May 2016 OP

They typically are on steak and bourbon or Johnny's Half Shell underpants May 2016 #1

I hear what you are saying, but not sure it even figures in. I've been on libdem4life May 2016 #2

underpants

(182,830 posts)

1. They typically are on steak and bourbon or Johnny's Half Shell

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Sun May 15, 2016, 03:12 PM

May 2016

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

2. I hear what you are saying, but not sure it even figures in. I've been on

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun May 15, 2016, 03:12 PM

May 2016

them for years due to a car accident and head injury...can't sleep without them. The rest of me healed. But the pills haven't changed me one bit.

When used under a doctor's perscription, they are not harmful as far as I know. I don't get a high...I get to sleep. Illegal is another matter.

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