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Politics : The death of the Republican party

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From: Rock_nj	4/20/2008 9:39:58 AM
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I don't think medical marijuana is a big enough issue to destroy a political party. But it does highlight the odd stance the Republican Party takes on some personal liberty issues. Is there really any reason why a free people like Americans shouldn't be able to use marijuana for medical purposes in the 21st Century after decades of research and evidence that it is medicinal for pain suffers? To me it demonstrates a Republican Party that is stuck in a 1950s notion of American moral conduct, instead of a reality based 21st Century view of marijuana's role in society. The main reason Republicans are probably againt legalizing marijuana is their friendiness with the big pharma and big tobacco and distillers industries. None of these powerful lobbying interests wants marijuana, which can be grown for free, to compete with their lucritive products. What might bring down the Republican Party in 2008 is rising oil and gasoline prices as we enter the post peak oil world. The Republican Party is very closely aligned with the international oil interests, there's no doubt about that, and the American public will start punishing the Republican Party at the polls if oil and gasoline keep getting more expensive. Oil has doubled in price since this time last year and is much higher than the 2006 election. The oil price is a classic pocketbood issue that could doom the Republican Party with middle class voters at the polls in November. Given the rising oil prices and recession, the outlook for the Republican Party is not good. McCain is probably peaking right now, and once Obama is the Democratic candidate and starts getting his campaign going, it's likely he will open up a lead that McCain can't overcome due to rising oil and the weakening economy. I don't see medical marijuana playing a big role in the outcome of the national elections this fall. Perhaps in certain state elections, but not nationally.

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