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Still waiting on those budget cuts

President Bush’s budget is due out on February 7. A few of his promised cuts to halve the deficit have been surfacing as trial balloons, including:

Medicare benefits Housing and community programs Hubble Telescope Repair

But still no word on eliminating the ONDCP, the DEA, much of the Federal Prison (and prosecution) costs, the wasteful […]

US Backs Away from Afghan Arial Spraying

In yesterday’s LA Times

Deferring to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Bush administration has backed off its plans to use aerial spraying to destroy Afghanistan’s poppy crop, at least for the time being, administration officials and lawmakers said.

Instead, the United States will help develop alternative livelihoods for poor farmers, build up the police and […]

Governor Frank Murkowski, idiot

..has nothing better to do than try to mess with the constitutional right of privacy of Alaskan citizens. In yesterday’s Anchorage Daily News:

Gov. Frank Murkowski on Friday asked the Legislature to overrule a court ruling that adult Alaskans have the right to possess marijuana for personal use in their homes.

Murkowski introduced a bill […]

Servetus on John Oliver on police drug raids: “Kamala Harris joined the Biden prohibition league and will not be supporting marijuana legalization at the federal level. What else…” Mar 2, 13:16
darkcycle on Washington Supreme Court rules felony drug possession law unconstitutional: “They are dropping all simple possession charges. That won’t make a huge difference, though, they were as a rule not…” Mar 2, 12:29
WalStMonky on Washington Supreme Court rules felony drug possession law unconstitutional: “United States v. Chambers, 291 U.S. 217 (1934) United States v. Chambers No. 659 Argued January 16, 17, 1934 Decided…” Feb 28, 17:46
Freeman on Washington Supreme Court rules felony drug possession law unconstitutional: “Any news on what happens with cases that have already been prosecuted? Release from prison? Expungement of criminal records? Re-instatement…” Feb 27, 12:23
darkcycle on Washington Supreme Court rules felony drug possession law unconstitutional: “Plus, right now there is legislation pending to eliminate criminal penalties for drug use altogether, much like Oregon’ has done.…” Feb 27, 12:00
WalStMonky on Drug Wars are a Social Health Menace: “. . Not long ago I read an argument that said that regulated re-legalization was causing youth to drive while…” Feb 26, 12:45
Servetus on Finally, a better use for dog sniffing: “New technology from MIT et al. uses optical sensing to monitor stress in plants, allowing the grower to detect a…” Feb 25, 22:38

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