DEA "investigating" state legislators in Montana who wrote medical marijuana law

OK, here is the break down on powers I remember being taught as young child. States have ultimate legislative power over their own terrain, when in a State that State's laws hold precedence over federal laws in most instances. County laws supercede state laws, and these are enforced by our Sherriffs, who within their own counties are supposed to be the be all and end all of law enforcement within thier constituancy.

When did all of this change? I don't remember it being on a ballot thats passed thru my hands!

I was wondering the same thing.

It might be an issue with most local Sheriffs themselves. They no longer seem to understand this. Is it an educational deficiency?

I am wondering what is the typical Oath a Sheriff nowadays takes to hold office? Has it changed from the time when Sheriffs understood they were top police force in their jurisdiction?

I don't know why most Sheriffs seem to not know or understand the duties of the Office.

Here is a recent instance in which a State legislature (New Mexico) acted in a realm reserved to it under the 10th amendment and the feds tried to usurp the State's and county's jurisdiction.

The state law gave powers to the counties who could implement it at their discretion. One County did decided to exercise their powers, and when the County workers began implementing, the Feds threatened to arrest the workers and County Commissioners.

The local Sheriff assembled a SWAT Team to protect the county workers from any attempts of the Feds to arrest them. Needless to say the feds backed down.

http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/11/new-mexico-law-and-local-sheriff-tr....TrwTtI3TBIY.email

Excellent story! Thanks for sharing this, it makes me feel as if there are still more of us out there then I thought.

Agreed. +^d

You know what, I am extremely glad to see a post from you that I pretty much agree with all the way thru! Huzzah! ^'d!

+^d

Bring it back...? It never left the vocabulary...

Agencies tend not to put specific people with specific policies. Wonks get cover, I guess.

Yep, the anti-pot tools are losing the 'drug war', they know it, Big Pharma knows it, and there are probably a lot of pissed off piss-ants trying to win through intimidation at this point. Good luck with that tactic in Montana, DEA. We will be here waiting for ya.

hopefully they won't bring Blackwater(Xe) back to lead the attack

Since Halliburton is here in numbers, one assumes they have their dogs with them.

- heh. ( score ) +^d

Yet one more reason we must take back our Country... I think I am done saying lets take back our governement, someone else can have our government! I just want the feeling of freedom and security I deserve as a fawkin human!

They gotta protect their precious money! No surprise... Exactly what I would expect from those people, fascists as they are.

Ever wonder just Who we need to take our country back from... Do they live amongst us, perhaps a mailing address.... Have we not yet seen that the enemy is us????

Their Money???

It's an insidious plan, KB. War is sooooo profitable. If we declare war on ourselves we're guaranteed economic prosperity indefinitely. The 1% will observe via CCTV and idly make side bets.

Really???

Or they are part of the Koch revolution to ramp up "states' rights" fervor.

They put in puppets to get state laws get changed to make it harder for people to make a decent living, have schools for their kids, take real care of society. In other words, they turn back any and all progressive traditions. And they cage voters so they are more likely to keep electing the sorts of Koch sucking puppets who will continue with advancing the feudal system replacing democracy in America.

Let's not forget all the 'there should be a Constitutional amendment....' talk coming from more and more groups and regarding more and more issues.

Was thinking about the various means being employed to get people all up in their twisted knickers re "states' rights". Such talk appeals to the single issue fools who get exploited to put puppet pols in office in various states, but the usual hot buttons only get a certain percentage of people on board. The Kochs and their ilk need a broader approach to recruit more people.

If you control most state houses and state legislature, only the amendments you want will come to pass, further shoring up stranglehold on power and society.

My guess? The DEA war on state approved medical marijuana is more than just Big Pharma trying to keep their monopoly on selling us harmful drugs what pot would easily and safely replace. I truly think it is about stirring up even more sectors of society for the "state's rights" game that the Top Tier of the Hoarder Class will use to assure they get to change the Constitution their way and screw the rest of us more. They want enough crowds roaring for this and that change to the Constitution (after they get the majority of state governments in their greedy paws to assure outcomes on state ratifications) to finish off what is left of American democracy.

While pondering this theory, I also decided the radical polarization in politics and society is just another tactic for the same end. Decided what we are seeing is the 'Balkenization' these here (formerly) somewhat United States.

Or, I may have eaten some bad bread before this all hit me.

Excellent comment attilatheblond, sad that I must agree... =(

Screw states rights we need "individual sovereignty" provided a 3 limitations;

1) You do no physical harm to others...

2) You do no harm to the environment...

(by harm I mean dumping crude into the gulf, burning, using, or consuming petroleum leave the natural gas alone.... Quit strip mining the planet while your child is at school being taught that practice ended.... A few things, but if a tree has got to go here and there, as long as it isn't for large scale commercial logging... Because we are using trees faster than they can grow at this point..... probably a few other clarifications needed, but it could be done.... We need the "7 generations" view of the Native America Indians, if you can see your actions harming anyone between now and 7 generations ahead, you don't do it....)

3) You do not steal....

(Sadly the truth is the power elite have got most of their gains by stealing already, now how do we make reparations?)

guess I am an anonmaly too...I so agree

http://current.com/community/93589656_sovereign-citizenship-of-earth.htm

Their jobs, their positions, their power. The dea, and other "law" enforcement whose livelihoods are dependent on the continuation of the endless, mad "war on drugs" nonsense.

The latest plan for Australian forests is a 90 year clear-felling turn over for native forests, because old growth forests and everything that lives within and because of them, must be such a terrible bloody thing for some to bare. Plus life and diversity probably keep getting in the way of mining every last inch of the ground. I guess some just see $ signs everywhere. They'll re-run nature documentaries on FOX to try and reduce the number of youth suicides and tell kids at school it's actually better for the forest to destroy it with bulldozers and burn the remains.