9/16/15 Republican Debate - OFFICIAL Thread!

[timosman]

Maybe not the audience but A LOT of Republicans smoke up or have.

and nobody wants their children to be locked up with criminals.

 

[jkob]

i hate fat boy

 

[01000110]

FIORINA 14.21% (17,492 votes)


PAUL 5.39% (6,634 votes)

 

[Valli6]

NJ is the first state where you don't go to jail for weed? Oh yeah? wtf

Christies full of it. There's some kind of mandatory "rehabilitation" - it's just prison with a different name.
NJ's medical marijuana laws make it near impossible to qualify for it - permitted for very few illnesses and they must be terminal...And I hear the quality is worthless, so no one's really using it.

 

[CPUd]

Can someone get a youtube grab of Paul's stance on MJ and the disproportionate impact on the inner city? It would have great play on social media.

Check his campaign twitter, should be up if not already.

 

[economics102]

Oh my god watching Rubio is like watching a really bad actor.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Oh my but he only spoke like 15 seconds

His statement made sense, but it didn t won voters im afraid

Luckily, post-debate analysis and voter impact works during the ongoing debate.

 

[01000110]

Whoever mentioned Rubios ears... thanks, thats all i can see now.

 

[kbs021]

John legend just thanked Rand on Twitter for those comments. I am telling you that was huge! HUGE

 

[timosman]

Working family ? Does Rubio even know what that is ?

 

[jkob]

America is not a planet?

 

[Brett85]

I agree. Talking about how it hurts the poor blacks is A) not entirely true and B) not something that goes over with the GOP. Talk about the how the drug war is wasteful and unconstitutional; far better strategy.

He did both.

 

[DisneyFan]

He did reasonably well on the marijuana issue. It'll make some libertarians happier with him and these days the anti-federal WoD position doesn't turn off that many conservatives, but it's a minor issue, so the net effect from that question is a small boost.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

America is not a planet?

O, good, someone else heard that.

I thought I was losing my shit.

 

[Liberty74]

Hello Rubio, the camera is also on you while FAT ASS is talking.

 

[jkob]

havent watched the whole debate but has Christie been getting pumped?

 

[Southron]

Thank goodness this was a 3 hour debate.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

More rehabilitation less incarceration! God this is a great question for Rand. Once again he is different!

Good answer, Rand.

RAND JUST KILLED JEB ON POT!!!!!

Yep. Great question for Rand. Almost a softball. Rand did pretty good.

Rand is making the leftist argument for marijuana legalization. It's not going to go over well with the GOP audience.

I might have come at it with a more comprehensive list of reasons that might resonate with more people. Coincidentally, already came up with them...

Reasons to end the War on Drugs:

- Fiscal conservatism: The war on drugs has been terribly expensive, and is often counter-productive in that it creates a never ending spiral of additional spending. Let's cut this wasteful spending.

- Law and Order: The lesson was learned during the Prohibition years. A ban creates a monetary incentive, and in an illegal, underground economy, the competitors go beyond acceptable means of market competition. As they are already involved in an illegal endeavor, no other laws or rules of civil society are followed. It is the law of the jungle, and just as in the Prohibition era, there are gunfights, violent gangs and murder in the streets.

- The Constitution and Bill of Rights: The war on drugs has resulted in near abandonment of the protections guaranteed by the Constitution. Asset seizures with no due process, and military style raids on homes are now common place. The Constitution is being eroded, all in the name of the "war on drugs".

- Humane treatment: Throwing people in jail is no treatment for drug addiction. And treatment is much less expensive than jailing people.

- Civil Rights and unequal protection: Let's face it, a law that in practice is not applied equally is not fair. If a certain substance is cause for hardcore crack-downs in poor neighborhoods, but celebrated on Wall St., it can not be considered equal justice. The war on drugs is has resulted in inequality of enforcement.

What about the people who don't like drugs, and don't want people to use drugs? If the above list of reasons is not enough, there is an angle that it seldom addressed, but truly needs to be emphasized. Ending the war on drugs does not mean that everyone is condoning the use of drugs. As a matter of fact, a person can be very much opposed to the use of drugs without needing a law at all.

We know that Doctors and parents alike advocate against using tobacco. Many parents don't allow their children to drink soda, with or without caffeine. Natural health advocates prefer to stay away from pharmaceutical drugs, which often have negative negative side-effects, and many are highly addictive and routinely abused.

There is no contradiction in being against the use of drugs, and also wanting to end the expensive and destructive war on drugs. Often it is a matter of religious freedom. It is fine for individuals, families and religious groups to abstain from the use of certain drugs or foods. At the same time, there is no need to force those restrictions and preferences upon the rest of society. There is no need for these laws.
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http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?482079-Standing-out-at-the-GOP-debate

 

[opinionatedfool]

A lot of positives on rand on Twitter tonight. Last time was alot of negatives

 

[timosman]

America is not a planet?

It is. When we do the climaty climate change thingy our planet will thank us. No need for others to participate. The stakes are too big for other countries to be cutting into this bonanza.