Donnybrook
Well-Known Member
Sign The Petition To Remove Debbie Wasserman Schultz As DNC Chair Over Marijuana Hypocrisy
by Johnny Green
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair of the National Democratic Committee (DNC), is completely opposed to legalizing cannabis, referring to it as a “mind-altering substance” comparable to heroin. Despite this opposition, Schultz receives thousands of dollars in donations from the alcohol industry, including from lobbying groups such as Bacardi USA, the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America.
Due to this hypocrisy, we urge you to sign the petition calling for Schultz’s immediate removal as Chair of the DNC, to be replaced by someone more supportive of legalizing cannabis, which is supported by 58% of Americans according to the most recent Gallup poll.
You can find the Change.org petition by clicking here. The petition is directed towards President Obama, who is unlikely to make the change himself, though it will help bring attention to the issue and will hopefully lead members of the Democrat National Committee to vote for her removal once she’s up for reelection.
Petitioning President Barack Obama
Remove Debbie Wasserman-Schulz as DNC Chair Over Cannabis Hypocrisy
Cannabis is an entirely nonlethal substance that a majority of Americans believe should be legal. Despite this, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has continually opposed to legalization of cannabis, while accepting thousands of dollars in donations from the alcohol industry.
"I just don’t think we should legalize more mind-altering substances if we want to make it less likely that people travel down the path toward using drugs," Schultz told the New York Times. "We have had a resurgence of drug use instead of a decline. There is a huge heroin epidemic."
Despite Schultz's concerns over legalizing another "mind-altering substance" (a substance that has drastically reduced painkiller overdoses in states that have legalized it for medical use), Schultz has no problem with the mind-altering substance that is alcohol, given she received nearly $20,000 in donations this election cycle from alcohol lobby groups such as Bacardi USA, the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. The alcohol industry also donated money to defeat California's Prop 19 in 2010, which would have legalized cannabis throughout the state.
We are calling for the immediate removal of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, to be replaced by someone who supports legalizing cannabis. Given that cannabis would reduce our prison population, increase tax revenue and remove a valuable asset used by criminal syndicates to increase their finances, this is an issue that effects and impacts all Americans, even if they don't consume the substance.
LETTER TO
President Barack Obama
Cannabis is an entirely nonlethal substance that a majority of Americans believe should be legal. Despite this, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has continually opposed to legalization of cannabis, while accepting thousands of dollars in donations from the alcohol industry.
"I just don’t think we should legalize more mind-altering substances if we want to make it less likely that people travel down the path toward using drugs," Schultz told the New York Times. "We have had a resurgence of drug use instead of a decline. There is a huge heroin epidemic."
Despite Schultz's concerns over legalizing another "mind-altering substance" (a substance that has drastically reduced painkiller overdoses in states that have legalized it for medical use), Schultz has no problem with the mind-altering substance that is alcohol, given she received nearly $20,000 in donations this election cycle from alcohol lobby groups such as Bacardi USA, the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. The alcohol industry also donated money to defeat California's Prop 19 in 2010, which would have legalized cannabis throughout the state.
We are calling for the immediate removal of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, to be replaced by someone who supports legalizing cannabis. Given that cannabis would reduce our prison population, increase tax revenue and remove a valuable asset used by criminal syndicates to increase their finances, this is an issue that effects and impacts all Americans, even if they don't consume the substance.
https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-remove-debbie-wasserman-schulz-as-dnc-chair-over-cannabis-hypocrisy?recruiter=462744550&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
by Johnny Green
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair of the National Democratic Committee (DNC), is completely opposed to legalizing cannabis, referring to it as a “mind-altering substance” comparable to heroin. Despite this opposition, Schultz receives thousands of dollars in donations from the alcohol industry, including from lobbying groups such as Bacardi USA, the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America.
Due to this hypocrisy, we urge you to sign the petition calling for Schultz’s immediate removal as Chair of the DNC, to be replaced by someone more supportive of legalizing cannabis, which is supported by 58% of Americans according to the most recent Gallup poll.
You can find the Change.org petition by clicking here. The petition is directed towards President Obama, who is unlikely to make the change himself, though it will help bring attention to the issue and will hopefully lead members of the Democrat National Committee to vote for her removal once she’s up for reelection.
Petitioning President Barack Obama
Remove Debbie Wasserman-Schulz as DNC Chair Over Cannabis Hypocrisy
Cannabis is an entirely nonlethal substance that a majority of Americans believe should be legal. Despite this, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has continually opposed to legalization of cannabis, while accepting thousands of dollars in donations from the alcohol industry.
"I just don’t think we should legalize more mind-altering substances if we want to make it less likely that people travel down the path toward using drugs," Schultz told the New York Times. "We have had a resurgence of drug use instead of a decline. There is a huge heroin epidemic."
Despite Schultz's concerns over legalizing another "mind-altering substance" (a substance that has drastically reduced painkiller overdoses in states that have legalized it for medical use), Schultz has no problem with the mind-altering substance that is alcohol, given she received nearly $20,000 in donations this election cycle from alcohol lobby groups such as Bacardi USA, the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. The alcohol industry also donated money to defeat California's Prop 19 in 2010, which would have legalized cannabis throughout the state.
We are calling for the immediate removal of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, to be replaced by someone who supports legalizing cannabis. Given that cannabis would reduce our prison population, increase tax revenue and remove a valuable asset used by criminal syndicates to increase their finances, this is an issue that effects and impacts all Americans, even if they don't consume the substance.
LETTER TO
President Barack Obama
Cannabis is an entirely nonlethal substance that a majority of Americans believe should be legal. Despite this, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has continually opposed to legalization of cannabis, while accepting thousands of dollars in donations from the alcohol industry.
"I just don’t think we should legalize more mind-altering substances if we want to make it less likely that people travel down the path toward using drugs," Schultz told the New York Times. "We have had a resurgence of drug use instead of a decline. There is a huge heroin epidemic."
Despite Schultz's concerns over legalizing another "mind-altering substance" (a substance that has drastically reduced painkiller overdoses in states that have legalized it for medical use), Schultz has no problem with the mind-altering substance that is alcohol, given she received nearly $20,000 in donations this election cycle from alcohol lobby groups such as Bacardi USA, the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. The alcohol industry also donated money to defeat California's Prop 19 in 2010, which would have legalized cannabis throughout the state.
We are calling for the immediate removal of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, to be replaced by someone who supports legalizing cannabis. Given that cannabis would reduce our prison population, increase tax revenue and remove a valuable asset used by criminal syndicates to increase their finances, this is an issue that effects and impacts all Americans, even if they don't consume the substance.
https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-remove-debbie-wasserman-schulz-as-dnc-chair-over-cannabis-hypocrisy?recruiter=462744550&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
