Holy War on Drugs, Conservative-led global incarceration

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 * Share link: www.cannabis.wikia.com/gop
 * See: Drug war charts and maps.
 * See: Drug war causes high U.S. incarceration rate.
 * See: Cannabis and the illusion of democracy in the USA.

Democrat Peter Shumlin has huge lead in polling for Vermont governor race
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Some news
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Richard Posner, Federal Judge, Slams 'Absurd' Laws Against Marijuana, Other Drugs. By Nick Wing. Posted: Sept. 11, 2012. The Huffington Post. From the article:
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Republicans leading the drug war:
 * He recently expressed displeasure with the current direction of the GOP, telling National Public Radio that he has become "less conservative" as the Republican "crowd of lunatics" became increasingly "goofy."
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 * Senate Republicans Kill Marijuana Reform In New York. By Steve Elliott. June 19, 2012. Toke of the Town.

Of course there are some clueless Democrat incumbents too that need the boot:


 * New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Veto Upheld. By Steve Elliott. June 27, 2012.

Fortunately, it looks like some Democrats are pulling their heads out of Republican asses.

"Earlier this year, the  Colorado  Democrats announced their support for marijuana legalization in their 2012 party platform. On June 9th, the  Texas  Democrats endorsed marijuana decriminalization. Last weekend, the  North Carolina  Democratic Party added resolutions supporting medical cannabis and industrial hemp. ... Also worth noting, on June 2nd, the  Washington  State Democratic Party built upon their earlier endorsement of their state’s legalization initiative, I-502, by adding support for full marijuana legalization and medical cannabis as planks in their party platform."
 * Iowa Democrats Add Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp to Party Platform. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Coordinator, June 20, 2012. NORML Blog. From the article ( emphasis  added):

The Reagans and Just Say No
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'''November 1980 election to now. The Reagan Revolution.''' "Just Say No" and. U.S.-aided, government-sanctioned, drug-war death squads in Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, etc.. Reaganomics 101: Tax the poor and middle class. Spend exorbitant amounts on "freedom" (doublespeak for more prisons and jails). See Wikipedia: Ronald Wilson Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and the War on Drugs. See also: commons:Category:Just Say No.

The National Rifle Association and "truth in sentencing"
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Some 2012 Republican presidential candidates
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Mitt Romney on medical marijuana
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Creepy Romney
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Mitt Romney confronts a cannabis user in the summer of 2011 on the beach in La Jolla, California. Romney impersonates police officers in high school and college. Romney leads a pack that forcibly cuts off the long hair of a bullied classmate in high school. See Gothamist article, ABC News article, and Washington Post article. See 2007 and 2012 videos from New Hampshire where Romney discusses and opposes medical marijuana.

Newt Gingrich calls medical marijuana a joke
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Newt Gingrich's 1995 death penalty bill for importing 2 ounces of cannabis
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See Newt Gingrich. In contrast, see: Lowest enforcement priority for cannabis offenses.





Gary Johnson rips Newt Gingrich about marijuana death penalty idea
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Gary Johnson rips Newt Gingrich about Marijuana Death Penalty Idea. Youtube link.

Gatewood Galbraith on Newt Gingrich
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See: Template:Gatewood Galbraith on Newt Gingrich.

Senate votes 60 to 38 for indefinite military detention of Americans
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See: Template:Senate votes for indefinite military detention of Americans.

U.S. marijuana history
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 * Marijuana Timeline | Busted - America's War On Marijuana | FRONTLINE | PBS.

World incarceration rates
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