a) What SHOULD BE = Complete freedom and self ownership for peaceful people
b) What IS NOW = No ownership of self, incarceration fines, police brutality, etc.
c) What IS PROPOSED = "regulated and taxed freedom"
I'd like a steak, but if a shitty hamburger is all that's on the menu I'll probably eat it. Doesn't mean I wouldn't RATHER have a steak though.
With that said, who the fuck do "they" think they are to regulate self ownership? I'll tell you, they are the ones with badges, guns and egotistical public office holding attitudes.
The consequences on a person of attempting to enjoy self ownership can lead to confiscation of your home, incarceration and/or getting killed by a nice policeman. So why in the world does anybody still believe government has YOUR interests in mind?
If you don't own yourself...somebody else does. Stop giving them money. Don't pay their stupid taxes on a fucking plant.
As much as I'd feel like a hypocrite, I'd hold my nose and vote for "tax and regulate" this year as it may be the hole in the dike that leads to a watershed of Pot laws going away or at least it will generate national debate and progress. As the political pendulum swings, it is no guarantee that pot laws will not become MORE oppressive if California's initiative fails.
disclaimer - I still hate the bastards and the facade of the political process in general. kiss-ass