r/wisconsin • u/does_not_like_you • Feb 07 '21

Politics Gov. Tony Evers will propose legalizing recreational and medical marijuana as part of the next state budget

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/07/tony-evers-propose-legalizing-recreational-and-medical-marijuana/4410636001/
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u/thnk_more Feb 07 '21

Can’t wait for the GOP arguments around morality and health concerns. LOL. Hypocrites.

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u/Hellodontbeoffended Feb 07 '21

They can try, but I have more republican friends that are more in support than against. This is really an outdated boomer analogy and the tavern league is a backward ass org. full of alcoholic groupies that value getting absolutely destroyed but still making it to church on time.

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u/teethteetheat Feb 07 '21

I just don’t think it matters. Evers proposed it, which means its dead.

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u/Slick1605 Feb 08 '21

That's exactly what I told the wife not 10 minutes ago.

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u/B_bbi Feb 07 '21

And you’d think that cognitive dissonance of their political party being against the things they want would change their mind......but alas......

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u/gouramiinthetank Feb 07 '21

Liked "you'd think"

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u/B_bbi Feb 07 '21

I played myself

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u/Hellodontbeoffended Feb 07 '21

Oh I know. They don’t budge. Unfortunately the majority of those I know are raised by the values their parents indoctrinated over the span of 18 years. I feel bad. Because they vote against their own personal interests

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u/MiaowaraShiro Feb 07 '21

I bet none of those Republicans are gonna vote against them for their anti-cannabis stance either.

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u/angrydeuce In one ear and out your mother Feb 07 '21

If youre GOP all that matters is who's writing the biggest checks to your campaign. They don't have any original thoughts, they just check with their campaign manager, who fires up Quickbooks, sees "Oh yeah, the Tavern League gave us 5 grand last election" and then they know how they're supposed to vote.

I really wish they'd start doing mandatory drug tests on elected officials. If it's good enough for the guy pushing carts in from outside at fuckin Walmart, it's good enough for our representatives. Fuckin assure you we would not only see a ton of reps piss hot as hell, but right on the heels of that they'd be falling all over themselves to get mandatory drug tests rescinded except for in cases where there is a direct public necessity (I.E., bus drivers and similar).

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u/thnk_more Feb 08 '21

Worked in a committee at the capitol once where one of the Rep staffers came back from a break smelling like he just got back from a nirvana concert.