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Batracho t1_j3p3vco wrote

Reply to comment by PaulMaulMenthol in TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

Meh, I want to believe that, but I was kinda shocked to see 2 states flat out refuse to legalize it in their states during this last election (ND and AR).

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Street_Roof_7915 t1_j3pcogn wrote

I live in AR and am in favor of legalizing marijuana, but the initiative had some major major issues with it, and I voted no on it. It was a very bad bill.

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Batracho t1_j3pgu7p wrote

Thanks for your input! I’m not that familiar with the intricacies of the bill, mind elaborating a bit? What was so bad about?

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Street_Roof_7915 t1_j3ssays wrote

It didn’t include expungement, it gave the right to sell to specific companies (all the rich white men who run the state), it didn’t allow for home grow, etc etc

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Batracho t1_j3t2w6s wrote

That sucks. Yet is it still worse than the status quo?

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Street_Roof_7915 t1_j41myf4 wrote

Yes. We have medical here. We are a poor state and arresting black and brown people is a good way to make money.

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chaserne1 t1_j3pig0p wrote

What about when SD voted to legalize and their governor fought it in court to get it overturned.

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