Prohibition repeal as a good model for the party of freedom?

[Hummer]

An assessment of how the GOP lost the very winnable race for Colorado Governor:

Prohibition Repeal Is A Good Model For Marijuana Legalization

"Here in Colorado, the Republican challenger for governor was ahead by 10 points in a September poll. Then, showing the Republican skill for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, he stated he would like to recriminalize marijuana. His lead evaporated almost overnight. He lost by 58,000 votes and singlehandedly damaged the Republican brand for a generation of young Colorado voters. There are over 10,000 people directly employed in this Colorado industry and hundreds of thousands of consumers. That’s a lot of voters to antagonize; many of them motivated single issue folks.

What if the GOP could create a new supporter every 48 seconds rather than trying to throw them in jail?
Freedom and liberty win. Prohibition and attempting to control people’s lives loses. Republicans, if you believe what you say, end the federal prohibition on marijuana. A permanent majority awaits. It is yours for the taking."

[Ridge]

This thread won't be popular here because it requires the GOP changing their platform.

[asmo]

Then imagine how far they could get if they would stop caring about what goes on in the bedroom of 2 or more consenting adults..

[Great-Kazoo]

Then imagine how far they could get if they would stop caring about what goes on in the bedroom of 2 or more consenting adults..

^^This thread need go no future. It captures the main issue with the GOP on the head.^^

[Irving]

I don't understand why you guys care what consenting adults do on their platform? [/sarcasm]

[Rabid]

I really did not keep up with this issue besides what was said in the debates, where both of them said it was not what they wanted but it was voted in to law so they approved it. Beauprez just said the law as written needed to be followed. I could have missed it but did he really say we needed to "recriminalize marijuana" at any point?

[def90]

I really did not keep up with this issue besides what was said in the debates, where both of them said it was not what they wanted but it was voted in to law so they approved it. Beauprez just said the law as written needed to be followed. I could have missed it but did he really say we needed to "recriminalize marijuana" at any point?

From his website:
"Marijuana Legalization
Bob believes the priority of Colorado's governor should be to make sure the state can pay its bills and you can pay yours. Recognizing that legalized marijuana is now part of our state's Constitution, even though he personally opposed Amendment 64 in 2012, Bob's focus will be on enforcing the law, creating effective and robust regulations, and providing extensive education for young people, especially around the issue of edible products."

However... during a debate with Hickenlooper when asked about marijuana Beaupez said this:
"Beauprez says Colorado voters should be asked to consider a repeal, citing the possible negative effects on developing brains."

Sounds like Bob was trying to play both sides as well as appease the personhood people.

[Bailey Guns]

This thread won't be popular here because it requires the GOP changing their platform.

It's not legal marijuana that's the problem. It's people that can't seem to grasp that conservative values are different from liberals. You want the GOP to move more to the left. Might as well just become democrats, huh?

I don't get some of you guys. You bitch and moan about someone like Romney not being conservative enough and then when a real conservative comes along you bitch and moan that they're too conservative. You bitch and moan about the party that shares many things you value like less government and less gun control then bitch and moan when conservatives talk about other traditional values.

This guy is totally off base in a few regards, especially the part about losing an entire generation of voters. OK...Beauprez lost. He never said he wanted to "recriminalize" marijuana and he knows (as should all of you) that he can't just arbitrarily change the state constitution. That's just a leftist scare tactic. And if this generation of young voters is so single-issue then why did republicans boot a sitting democrat US senator, retake the state senate, miss retaking the state house by one seat and win every other high-level state seat there is?

Conlin was right about one thing. Conservatives should be proud of their traditional values but state it in a way that makes clear that it's personal opinion only and they trust the American people (or in this case the people of Colorado) to make good decisions on issues. Only problem is, when a conservative says something like they're personally against an issue like gay marriage, for example, but that they recognize the people may feel different and it won't change the way they govern, the leftist media immediately goes on the offensive to charge them with hating gay people. And those of you who can't or won't or don't pay attention buy into the propaganda.

The GOP doesn't need to change it's platform. So-called conservatives need to pull their heads out of their asses.

[Bailey Guns]

The typical republican isn't worried about 2 dudes sleeping together or some doper smoking weed. That's part of the problem...too many people buy into that lie. Just because a person doesn't believe in something doesn't mean they're worried about it.

I don't like what a bunch of black people did in Ferguson. Doesn't mean I don't like black people. I just don't approve of the actions of some of them...just like I don't approve of some of the actions of white or other people. You can be against something without being on a vendetta to ruin a person's life over it.

[Bailey Guns]

Republicans have been the ONLY party that's tried to reign in some spending. Not a single republican voted for O-care. The republican budget submitted in March (I think it was March) made several reductions in the amount of federal spending. Of course, democrats ALWAYS decry these reductions as "cuts" to important programs and, as usual, lie about what the reductions actually are.

Republicans are for less spending and smaller government...probably just not to the extent you and I would like to see. But to be fair, that's really not gonna happen with the entitlement society that we've allowed over the past 3 or 4 decades.