Chuck Norris vs The FDA

Originally posted by Surtur
The problem with this is I assume we hire professionals at the FDA and yet..they still apparently think weed is worse then booze and heroin.

No, the underlings and minions at the FDA constantly tell the higher ups that drug policy must change. The people stopping things like MJ becoming legal for personal use are the senators and top-leaders at the FDA. It is an American culture thing from our senators and congressmen.

Originally posted by Surtur
Which no thinking rational person could ever believe, so I have to believe that they knew they were spouting bullshit and still spouted it anyways. Thus I don't know if I'd trust any doctors or others to give us the truth if the FDA won't. Especially if it's a study funded by the government. They have been lying to us for decades about the dangers of weed.

The committee leader for drugs, in the documentary Bigger Stronger Faster, was very ignorant. He didn't know very basic things about drug laws. This is the type of leadership we have impeding needed policy change.

What if all senators and congressman were required to take a proficiency test before they were allowed to run for office? The original point of a republican democracy was to give people who had the knowledge, willpower, and time to run the country on behalf of their constituents. But if those people are getting elected through deceptive means just because they have enough money to hire PR machines to get elected, then the original intent of a Republican Democracy is no longer being fulfilled.

That's why I think that the person that represents you should be very knowlegdable about US History, the US Constitution, and major US Supreme Court Decisions. A test that tests all 3 of those areas.

And then the test results have to be made public if they choose to run for office. 🙂 There are a great number of people that would pass that test who are in office. But my guess is that a majority wouldn't make the cut.

I'd want them to make a 90% in all 3 areas. And the questions would be created by political science and US History professors. Perhaps some experts on the US Government, as well? The secret service could administer the test in secretive conditions. hehe

If the higher ups won't listen to the underlings then they need to be removed from their positions.

Why would senators not want this legal? Surely they aren't so utterly stupid they can't see the potential profits. I don't want anyone in any kind of public office who is too stupid to realize either weed should be legal or booze and cigs should be illegal.

Our government straight up lies to us and nobody in power seems to care and our President brushes it away by saying there are bigger problems.

Originally posted by Surtur
If the higher ups won't listen to the underlings then they need to be removed from their positions.

Agreed.

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Originally posted by Surtur
Why would senators not want this legal? Surely they aren't so utterly stupid they can't see the potential profits. I don't want anyone in any kind of public office who is too stupid to realize either weed should be legal or booze and cigs should be illegal.

Very few incumbents want to be labeled as the congressman that made drugs legal.

Originally posted by Surtur
Our government straight up lies to us and nobody in power seems to care and our President brushes it away by saying there are bigger problems.

I think many in office are huge liars. Annoying liars. That includes Obama. Obama is doing better these past few months to make me happier, however. But I agree with you that many in power should be removed.

Bring on the term limits! 😄

Exactly. Even make it so if Senators fail to bring about what they promised, they lose their office. Would drastically cut down on BS promises during campaign runs.

It's to the point where they just don't need to be removed, but the way we do things needs to be restructured when it comes to the government and the courts. But that won't ever happen.

OT: Breaking news regarding Monsanto, btw:

http://naturalsociety.com/monsanto-going-to-trial-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-the-hague-netherlands-international-criminal-court/

The problem is because international law is such a complex matter, it's gonna take years before any action (if any) is taken against the heads of the corp.