Medical marijuana patients denied because of being on probation

Medical marijuana has helped many individuals whose pain and suffering cannot be relieved through any other means. I am a big supporter of the right of someone to use marijuana while in great pain. It is the height of absurdity and injustice for the government to stop...

How the marijuana war is killing people and illegal arrests

New York City Police officer Richard Haste is about to go on trial for the shooting of Ramarley Graham. Haste had suspected Graham was a drug seller. Graham went back into his apartment. Haste had followed him to his bathroom. It seems Graham was about to dump the marijuana...

How civil asset forfeiture allows police to take your money even

Civil asset forfeiture is where the government can take your property, even if they never convicted you of an offense. It's a blatant violation of due process. But, we as Americans allow government to get away with it. Why? Well, part of the problem are the anti-drug zealots....

GOP ban drugs from Canada but O.K with trade with fascist China

Why is the state of Florida throwing citizens off the voting rolls? Is it to repeat the presidential election of 2000, where Bush barely beat Gore by a few hundred votes? The fact is, the state of Florida has a history of kicking out alleged non-citizen and felon voters....

How Stop/Frisk in New York City targets blacks

A federal judge has allowed (not ruled but just allowed) a court case to proceed on the clearly unconstitutional practice of stop/frisk in New York City. Technically stop/frisk are two different things. Stop supposedly needs only reasonable suspicion. The frisk part requires...

How civil asset forfeiture allows police to take your money

Civil asset forfeiture is where the government can take your property, even if they never convicted you of an offense. It's a blatant violation of due process. But, we as Americans allow government to get away with it. Why? Well, part of the problem are the anti-drug zealots....

Judgeship denied because man is gay and woman almost dies

Stories in the News: I. A man named Tracy Thorne-Begland’s was blocked from becoming a judge in Virginia, beause he is gay. Supposedly, anti-gay legislators were worried that he would not be impartial enough if he ruled on anti-gay unconstitutional legislation that might...

President Obama, please lead on marriage equality and marijuana

Vice President Joe Biden has come out in full support of marriage equality for gays and lesbians in the U.S. Good for him! In an interview Vice President Biden stated: "I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men...

Gay aide of Romney forced out of campaign and other stories

A few different stories in the news. In one case, the foreign policy adviser of Republican (probable) presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, resigned. Indeed, this was celebrated by many in the far religious rightwing who don't want any openly gay individuals in the Republican...

Why America Should Have Time For Art

There are many people who justify an anti-artistic stance by saying that the modern world, or America, does not have time for the arts. This argument is completely bogus. If America has the time for right-wing talk shows, for political correctness, for tele-evangelists and...

Is prostitution between adults worse than shipping jobs overseas?

If you follow politics at all, you are probably aware that members of the Secret Service in Colombia, have been sent back to the U.S. for alleged involvement with prostitutes in Colombia. Also, members of the U.S. military seem to be involved in the same conduct. This is...

Barbers in Florida, be ready to have police point guns at you

In most states there are licensing requirements for barbers. Well, in Florida, the police take advantage of those licensing requirements to check for drugs in barber shops. Sometimes, with guns drawn. I wish I was kidding. Would police take advantage of licensing of doctors...