George W. Bush + Supporters: Pro-Prohibition!!

[Euphoric]

[align=center]Now, I realize that George W. Bush stole the past two elections. But, some people voted for him. His supporters on cannabis.com include: Torog, amsterdam, Psycho4Bud, yocass and tholiak.
These people are SUPPORTING PROHIBITION and they are actively supporting denying your rights as a cannabis user!
These people don't belong here at cannabis.com! They're working against our cause!

Here are 25 qoutes from George W. Bush himself regarding The War On Drugs.



Aggressive drug education, treatment & enforcement
We must stand with our families to help them raise healthy, responsible children. And when it comes to helping children make right choices, there is work for all of us to do. One of the worst decisions our children can make is to gamble their lives and futures on drugs. Our government is helping parents confront this problem with aggressive education, treatment and law enforcement. Drug use in high school has declined by 11% over the past two years.
Source: 2004 State of the Union address to joint session of Congress Jan 20, 2004



$23 million more for drug-testing in schools
In my budget, I have proposed new funding to continue our aggressive, community-based strategy to reduce demand for illegal drugs. Drug-testing in our schools has proven to be an effective part of this effort. So tonight I propose an additional $23 million for schools that want to use drug-testing as a tool to save children's lives. The aim here is not to punish children, but to send them this message: We love you, and we do not want to lose you.
Source: 2004 State of the Union address to joint session of Congress Jan 20, 2004



Use of performance-enhancing steroids sends wrong message
Unfortunately, some in professional sports are not setting much of an example for our children. The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football and other sports is dangerous and it sends the wrong message: that there are shortcuts to accomplishment and that performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives, coaches and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough and to get rid of steroids now.
Source: 2004 State of the Union address to joint session of Congress Jan 20, 2004




$600M plan help 300,000 addicts via vouchers
Addiction to drugs is a cause of hopelessness. President Bush announced a 3-year, $600 million federal treatment initiative to help addicted Americans find needed treatment from the most effective programs, including faith-based and community-based organizations. This new investment will make treatment available to help 300,000 more Americans combat their addiction over the next 3 years, by providing vouchers to individuals identified as needing assistance.
Source: Campaign website, www.georgewbush.com Aug 29, 2003



Use faith-based programs for addicted Americans
Last year, approximately 100,000 men and women seeking treatment for drug addiction did not receive the help they needed. The President's plan is designed to complement existing programs and ensure that Americans struggling with addiction have access to a comprehensive continuum of effective treatment and support service options, including faith-based and community-based programs, and ensure that these options are more readily available.
Source: Campaign website, www.georgewbush.com Aug 29, 2003



Turned from alcoholism by power of prayer
In September 2002, Bush invited five religious leaders-three Christian, one Jewish, one Muslim-to meet with him in the Oval Office. "You know," he said, "I had a drinking problem. Right now I should be in a bar in Texas, not the Oval Office. There is only one reason that I am in the Oval Office and not in a bar. I found faith. I found God. I am here because of the power of prayer."
Bush seldom refers to his drinking days & almost never acknowledges how close he came to wasting his life altogether. Although he was born to wealth and privilege, up until 1992 his career was a study in failure.

In that confessional conversation, Bush told the clergymen that his favorite psalm was Psalm 27, one of the Bible's most searing statements of loneliness and remorse.

There is nothing divine about the American political process. Yet leadership remains the greatest mystery in politics. Bush was hardly the obvious man for the job. But by a very strange fate, he turned out to be the right man.

Source: The Right Man, by David Frum, p.283-84 Jun 1, 2003



$2.8B more for Drug War, for state treatment & abroad
Bush started the day with a narrower and more deliberate approach, unveiling a $2.8 billion proposal to curb illegal drug use. His campaign pitched the drug-policy speech as his main event, continuing the weeklong theme of â??giving parents the tools they need.â?�
Clinton has requested $19.26 billion for antidrug measures in the fiscal 2001 budget, and has increased the drug-fighting budget more than $6 billion since 1993. A Bush aide said the governorâ??s five-year, $2.8 billion plan would be in addition to the current baseline budget laid out by the Clinton White House. Gore is proposing antidrug measures that would cost $5.3 billion over 10 years.

Among Bushâ??s proposals are providing $1 billion to states for treatment programs and conducting a state-by-state inventory of treatment needs and capacity, and increasing funding for the Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act by $1 billion over 5 years.

Source: Anne E. Kornblut and Glen Johnson, Boston Globe, p. A6 Oct 7, 2000



Clinton-Gore drug policy is inconsistent and has failed
Calling teen drug statistics â??one of the worst public policy failures of the â??90s,â?� Bush described a mounting national crisis. â??From 1979 to 1992, our nation confronted drug abuse successfully. Teen drug use declined each and every year,â?� Bush said. â??Unfortunately, in the last 7-1/2 years, fighting drug abuse has ceased to be a national priority.â?� Blaming a lack of funding and an inconsistent policy, Bush listed a litany of troubles: the doubling of teen drug use, the growth of methamphetamines, the increase of the number of high school seniors who use marijuana.
Gore aides dismissed the Bush statistics, saying they did not take the overall picture into account. Since 1992, the number of drug users ages 25 to 34 has dropped 39%, and drug use by teenagers ages 12 to 17 declined 21% between 1997 and 1999, a Gore spokesman said: He added, â??Al Gore and this administration proposed the largest antidrug budget ever and under this administration drug arrests are up while drug use is down.â?�

Source: Anne E. Kornblut and Glen Johnson, Boston Globe, p. A6 Oct 7, 2000




Feds must help border counties fight drug traffickers
The federal government has a critical responsibility to enforce our nationâ??s drug laws and to stop international drug traffickers. In our battle against the international drug trade, the Southwest border is the front line. Much of the burden from this national battle falls on border counties, whose limited resources are already stretched thin. The federal government must step up and do its part.
Source: Southwest Border Initiative, in â??Renewing Americaâ??s Purposeâ?� Jun 7, 2000



Supports military package to Colombia to fight drug supply
Bush has said little on the drug issue. His campaign spokesman said the governor favors the Colombian military package [which would eradicate drug suppliers], â??to make sure their military is well-trained and well-equipped to fight the drug traffickers.â?� Bush is still trailed by unsubstantiated allegations of cocaine use. Bush also is a strong supporter of faith-based initiatives to fight addiction.
Source: Boston Globe, p. A21 Mar 5, 2000



Stronger penalties for first time cocaine possession

As governor, Bush favored tougher laws for drug offendors, including signing legislation that allows judicial discretion to sentence first-time offendors possessing less than one gram of cocaine to a maximum of 180 days in jail. (Previously, first-time offendors received automatic probation.) Bush is still trailed by unsubstantiated allegations of cocaine use.
Source: Boston Globe, p. A21 Mar 5, 2000



Full background checks on drug use for all appointees

Bush was asked whether as President he would insist that he his appointees undergo full FBI background checks, which include questions about drug use. He would, he replied. â??Could I pass the challenge of a background check? My answer is absolutely,â?� Bush said. â??Not only could I pass the background check and the standards applied to todayâ??s White House, but I could have passed the background check and the standards applied on the most stringent conditions when my dad was President -- 15-year period.â?�
Source: R.W.Apple, New York Times, p. A12 Aug 30, 1999

Parents make up for past by warning kids against drugs

Bush said that parents have a responsibility to make up for their youthful mistakes by warning their children to stay away from drugs. â??One of the interesting questions facing baby boomers is, have we grown up? Are we willing to share the wisdom of past mistakes? And I think the message ought to be to all children, â??Donâ??t use drugs. Donâ??t abuse alcohol.â?? Thatâ??s what leadership is all about.â?�
Source: Mary Leonard, Boston Globe, p. A3 Aug 22, 1999

Supports tough drug laws as well as drug education programs.

Drugs and alcohol destroy lives. We have toughened laws for people who sell drugs. We also spend millions of dollars on education programs such as â??Safe and Drug-free Schoolsâ?� grants.

Source: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divi...faq_index.html 12/31/98 Dec 31, 1998


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Euphoric Reviewed by Euphoric on 10-28-2005. George W. Bush + Supporters: Pro-Prohibition!! Now, I realize that George W. Bush stole the past two elections. But, some people voted for him. His supporters on cannabis.com include: Torog, amsterdam, Psycho4Bud, yocass and tholiak. These people are SUPPORTING PROHIBITION and they are actively supporting denying your rights as a cannabis user! These people don't belong here at cannabis.com! They're working against our cause! Here are 25 qoutes from George W. Bush himself regarding The War On Drugs. Aggressive drug Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

[align=center]Now, I realize that George W. Bush stole the past two elections. But, some people voted for him. His supporters on cannabis.com include: Torog, amsterdam, Psycho4Bud, yocass and tholiak.
These people are SUPPORTING PROHIBITION and they are actively supporting denying your rights as a cannabis user!
These people don't belong here at cannabis.com! They're working against our cause!

Support my views or be banned. And you call the Republicans neo-con nazis. So what grade school do you attend in Minnisota?

[Euphoric]

I just said you don't belong here. Now, if this were a site against the use of cannabis, it'd be more appropriate for you. By the way, it's spelled Minnesota

[Psycho4Bud]

I just said you don't belong here. Now, if this were a site against the use of cannabis, it'd be more appropriate for you. By the way, it's spelled Minnesota

And you can fuck off and die. I'm getting stoned right now butt head. And thanks for the spelling lesson, it'll really come in handy! :thumbsup:

[Psycho4Bud]

Besides that aren't you trying to deprive me of my freedoms....you fuckin' neo-con!!! :thumbsup:

[Psycho4Bud]

Albany, N.Y. -- The push to legalize marijuana in New York for medicinal use has for the first time generated a majority-sponsored bill in the Republican-controlled state Senate â?? a big boost to the chances prescription pot will be available in the state.
Sen. Vincent Leibell (R-Dutchess County) quietly introduced a bill last month that would let doctors prescribe marijuana to patients with life-threatening, degenerative or permanently disabling conditions.

http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20642.shtml

Further proof that Euphoric is just a dumb ass. I think he should be banned! :thumbsup:

[dirtyhippy420]

I'd hate to play devils advocate here, but obviously they don't support everything Bush believes in. Who did you vote for (or support) in the last election? What's their stance on marijuana or drugs in general? Every politician who has a viable chance for election is almost always anti-pot/drugs. Quite frankly I think this is a low blow, and even though itâ??s not my idea of fun to defend those you attacked, they obviously support the legalization of marijuana. This sort of my way or the highway rhetoric is exactly whatâ??s wrong with extremist politics, there is always a middle ground that both sides can agree to. We have that in our love of marijuana, why would you want to destroy that?

[Euphoric]

Wow, still defending your actions? Even after overwhelming evidence is brought? Admit to being inferior.

It's good that republicans are slowly inching towards progress in N.Y. Why is your progress so slow though??

Your immature retorts do nothing to help defend yourself from the fact that your actions support prohibition. Whomever else is reading can take this as a sure sign that I'm correct. :stoned:

i never said anything about banning anyone...though you did psycho. :clap:

[Psycho4Bud]

I'd hate to play devils advocate here, but obviously they don't support everything Bush believes in. Who did you vote for (or support) in the last election? What's their stance on marijuana or drugs in general? Every politician who has a viable chance for election is almost always anti-pot/drugs. Quite frankly I think this is a low blow, and even though itâ??s not my idea of fun to defend those you attacked, they obviously support the legalization of marijuana. This sort of my way or the highway rhetoric is exactly whatâ??s wrong with extremist politics, there is always a middle ground that both sides can agree to. We have that in our love of marijuana, why would you want to destroy that?

Thanks dude, ya know, there always use to be a code between stoners. Guess that was the OLD days! :smokin:

[Euphoric]

I'd hate to play devils advocate here, but obviously they don't support everything Bush believes in. Who did you vote for (or support) in the last election? What's their stance on marijuana or drugs in general? Every politician who has a viable chance for election is almost always anti-pot/drugs. Quite frankly I think this is a low blow, and even though itâ??s not my idea of fun to defend those you attacked, they obviously support the legalization of marijuana. This sort of my way or the highway rhetoric is exactly whatâ??s wrong with extremist politics, there is always a middle ground that both sides can agree to. We have that in our love of marijuana, why would you want to destroy that?

well..maybe youre right.
then again, theres just as much chance that you're wrong