homelandstupidity.us — Toby Iselin wrote his state rep to ask him to support a marijuana decriminalization bill. His response was shocking almost beyond belief: "I am copying two members of the Keene Police Department in case you want to change your ways and act legal and save your friends. You are very passionate in your beliefs and would make a great snitch."
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maynardjkJan 18, 2007
Politicians don't believe in personal responsibility. It is a character flaw that is necessary to run for office.
ericcicconeJan 19, 2007
I agree!
trusparkJan 19, 2007
New Hampshire: Live Free or Die Tryin
thetaoofbillJan 19, 2007
My mistake. I thought the article was talking about federal reps. I apologize.
lordmetroidJan 19, 2007
But they don't have fantasy pay for the job.
malshewJan 19, 2007
People keep saying he is biased because of emotional attachment. Are we sure he isn't biased because of life experience? Where as he has had experience with the negative side fo the issue, the college kid is making a fuss and claiming that he doesn't even smoke. (He accually isn't claiming either side, just whining one way or the other)But he's a college kid, I'm sure he has a whole lot more life experience and knowledge than this rep, which didn't start his life in the political track, but somehow managed to land there.Furthermore, representatives vote how they want. This is why you are supposed to check voting positions and platforms, not just going "Democrat" and assuming that when you (one person, or possibly a group) contact him he'll change his ways. To him the majority of the state agree's with his platform or else they wouldn't have voted for him.
malshewJan 19, 2007
Exactly, this is a good reason why you need to check voting positions. This is how it works, the rep's platform is public knowledge, if people agree with him they vote for him and he gets elected.Just because one, two, or a whole group of people write emails (or more likely send those form emails) doesn't mean he should change his ways. In the representative's eyes his position is still THE MAJORITY of thought for his district which is what he is supposed to vote for in the first place.This whole thing is basically some smart-ass college kid who thinks going to school for a year makes him the smartest and most experienced man evar saying "You should vote like this" with the rep going "Thats nice, believe it or not I have experience in this issue, and the majority want of people me to vote on the other side"
digitapJan 21, 2007
Remember that it was Democrats who illegalized pot. Don't believe me? Look it up.They aren't what they pass themselves off as.