Can conservative support for marijuana legalization in CO, OR and WA be increased for next month’s vote on themes of states’ rights and fiscal prudence with the help of respected politicians, such as Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul and Gary Johnson?
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Alexander Martin. Permalink: Shortlink: http://weedi.st/dR9pi
It certainly can. There are two kinds of conservatives out here in Denver. There are those that actually think and have opinions about the issues and happen to take a conservative mindset, and then there are those that are just doing 'what they're supposed to'.
I have family members that have never paid any attention to politics, they simply vote Republican because my grandfather always told them to. They take the 'conservative side' of every issue, because they refuse to think about what this stuff actually means, they just believe conservative is the better way to be.
If we get some conservative leadership telling people to vote for 64, many conservatives will listen. And then they will pretend they've always felt that way, too.
"And then they will pretend they've always felt that way, too."
So true. But it's no small feat to get "some conservative leadership" to advocate for cannabis reform. The party leaders are even more rooted in their "beliefs" for fear of letting their position of power slip away if they make any slight modifications to their platform. The only thing we really have on our side in this battle is the statistics about the majority of Americans favoring some form of reform. If we can just convince them that reform is a way to get more votes, then we may make some real progress.
If you want Conservatives to help it is easier thank you think. Embrace Federalism.