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Democrats_win

(6,539 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2015, 04:55 PM Mar 2015

Six CO county sheriffs suing over recreational marijuana legalization.

These six are joined by a few sheriffs from neighboring states. They claim that since federal law makes MJ illegal, the Colorado law prohibits them from enforcing the federal law which according to the constitution takes precedence.

Some of these sheriffs are notorious nutjobs. The list includes the sheriffs of Larimer County, Yuma County, Elbert Count, Hinsdale County, Kiowa County, and Delta County. This is like Ferguson, MO where the welfare queens of the law enforcement industry preys on innocent people to justify their budgets and existence.

The Denver Post article quotes Colorado's main proponent of MJ legalization, Mason Tvert, as saying that this is just part of the prison industrial industry joining with the MJ prohibition forces. Mason is like Moses yelling, "Let my people go."

Shame on these sheriffs!

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27649720/recreational-marijuana-lawsuit-colorado-sheriffs-and-prosecutors-challenge?source=googlenews&google_editors_picks=true

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Six CO county sheriffs suing over recreational marijuana legalization. (Original Post) Democrats_win Mar 2015 OP

Um, whatever happened to state's rights? NV Whino Mar 2015 #1

They are butt-hurt that their cash cow was taken away from them. tridim Mar 2015 #2

the prison-industrial complex does not want to get jobs doing something meaningful for society nt msongs Mar 2015 #3

my sheriff is one of them fizzgig Mar 2015 #4

was afraid my sheriff was one mountain grammy Mar 2015 #5

My erstwhile sheriff, madamesilverspurs Mar 2015 #6

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. Um, whatever happened to state's rights?

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 05:01 PM

Mar 2015

tridim

(45,358 posts)

2. They are butt-hurt that their cash cow was taken away from them.

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 05:02 PM

Mar 2015

And now they have to deal with real crime.

Sorry sheriffs, if you don't like it then simply quit.

msongs

(67,420 posts)

3. the prison-industrial complex does not want to get jobs doing something meaningful for society nt

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 06:17 PM

Mar 2015

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

4. my sheriff is one of them

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 12:29 AM

Mar 2015

sued to get the gun control legislation overturned, too. he ran the county jail before he was elected. follow the money.

there is almost never a dem on the ballot for sheriff

mountain grammy

(26,626 posts)

5. was afraid my sheriff was one

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 12:38 AM

Mar 2015

But no.

madamesilverspurs

(15,805 posts)

6. My erstwhile sheriff,

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 07:23 PM

Mar 2015

John Cooke, spearheaded the sheriff's revolt against Colorado's common sense gun legislation; no doubt he would have been right there with this putz, but he's now in the state senate working hard to make sure that guns become more important than any other consideration.

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