You need to think before you speak. Do yourself a favor and travel to a country less fortunate to have the rights and abilities we have in society. In fact, your a woman, goto the Middle East, and try out your freedoms there. Make sure to cover up all your skin, except your eyes. Remember that your husband has the right to beat you if you speak against him. And if you speak against the local government, you will be punished. Your so lucky, you don't even know it. Tolerance is what allowed you to publish this article.
The registration part is wrong. Its against our constitutional rights. 1.) Our right to privacy Why do I need to be in a registry available to the public for whats done in the privacy of my home? A pain patient already has to alter there life. Why should they give up their privacy just because they may be sick? We shouldn't be pointing them out of a group, but allowing them to try and live a normal life and not stick out on any lists. they didn't do anything wrong, just had bad luck.
2.) Our right to not incriminate ourselves It may become "legal" in NY under certain circumstances, but federal law can still provide a hindrance.
I don't see cigar and cigarette smokers, or alcoholics in a registered database...well, unless you count those who are diagnosed with an illness related to there habits which will be made known to an insurance company. Or if a crime is committed, then your registered for something or another.
But lets just go with you being a good citizen that pays your taxes, and you have a clean record. Why should you suddenly be on a list if you didn't do anything morally wrong to anybody else? "Its against the law" Yeah, and everytime you J-Walk in albany, or do an illegal u-turn, or litter, whatever the case, you don't think its a big deal , because you didn't hurt anybody. So why should it be a big deal if a weed smoker isn't hurting anybody. "Because they could hurt somebody under the influence" Oh you mean like the alcoholics who drink and drive, The smokers who bring about second hand smoke whenever I leave a building? Or lets go with the past examples. That illegal u-turn you made, caused other drivers to brake suddenly, and caused an accident. The guy j-walking, is hit by a car that is doing the speed limit and abiding traffic laws. And that litter you threw polluted the environment just alittle more, or it was a cigarette butt and caused a large forest fire, just cause you thought it was something small and wasn't safe. I've gone alittle off topic.
Take from this what you want.
Heres a good question, how the politicians making money off this? Thats the only benefit they have, is making money and/or gaining public support to further there agenda to move up in there career, and guess what , get more money.
Posted on June 16 at 12:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
very true.
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