Interesting election results from Nevada and Montana.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2004-11-15 10:06pm

Overwhelmingly rural Churchill County, Nevada went for George Bush with 71% of the vote. That's not surprising.

What's surprising is that 62.78% of the voters rejected a measure that would have ended legalized prostitution in the county

Election Results

Scroll down to 'CHURCHILL COUNTY - QUESTION NO. 3' for the prostitution question results.

Also notable is the fact that Bush won Montana with 59% of the vote while Medical Marijuana use passed with 62% of the vote while a gay marriage ban passed with 67%.

Montana results

Interesting to say the least.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-11-15 11:20pm

If legalized prostitution brings in any money to Churchill then I can understand them voting to keep it. Most people won't vote to take money out of their pockets even if it is a "morals" issue. A lot of Mormons work in Vegas's casinoes even though they are dens of sin according to their beliefs. You can't enjoy them, but you can make your money off other people's sins.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2004-11-16 03:32am

What's also interesting though is that medical maryjane and a gay marriage ban passed in Montana.

I guess it means you don't have to be liberal to support medical marijuana.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-11-16 03:34am

Glocksman wrote:What's also interesting though is that medical maryjane and a gay marriage ban passed in Montana.

I guess it means you don't have to be liberal to support medical marijuana.

The use of the word "medical" in front of it is the secret. If they replaced the word "medical" with "recreational" in that measure, it wouldn't have passed.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2004-11-16 03:39am

Darth Wong wrote:
Glocksman wrote:What's also interesting though is that medical maryjane and a gay marriage ban passed in Montana.

I guess it means you don't have to be liberal to support medical marijuana.
The use of the word "medical" in front of it is the secret. If they replaced the word "medical" with "recreational" in that measure, it wouldn't have passed.

But it still passed despite 70 years of 'Reefer Madness' type bullshit.
Hell, maybe in 10 years or so they'll repeal the marriage ban.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2004-11-16 09:55am

Montana knows damned well what it passed. You can legaly grow your own weed under this law, provided you have a perscription.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-11-16 10:01am

Alyeska wrote:Montana knows damned well what it passed. You can legaly grow your own weed under this law, provided you have a perscription.

no shit?!?

how much can you grow with a prescription?

jcow79 · Post by **jcow79** » 2004-11-16 05:40pm

Doesn't the passing of the maryjane bill still violate federal laws? Isn't that the problem they ran into in California? What happened to that farm that was raided by the feds a year or two ago in Cali?

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-11-16 07:28pm

jcow79 wrote:Doesn't the passing of the maryjane bill still violate federal laws? Isn't that the problem they ran into in California? What happened to that farm that was raided by the feds a year or two ago in Cali?

It does. But the Feds won't get state or local cooperation enforcing Federal marijuana law in Montana (and they don't, to my knowledge, have jurisdiction unless the weed crosses state lines). Basically, this is Montana telling DC to go piss up up rope, an event I'll have to keep in mind for the next time someone claims the states shouldn't have sovereign rights and be reduced to administrative districts of the national government.

Jalinth · Post by **Jalinth** » 2004-11-16 07:38pm

Glocksman wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:
Glocksman wrote:What's also interesting though is that medical maryjane and a gay marriage ban passed in Montana.

I guess it means you don't have to be liberal to support medical marijuana.
The use of the word "medical" in front of it is the secret. If they replaced the word "medical" with "recreational" in that measure, it wouldn't have passed.
But it still passed despite 70 years of 'Reefer Madness' type bullshit.
Hell, maybe in 10 years or so they'll repeal the marriage ban.

Shows that independent thinking streak - also shows the dislike of federal government imposing its views.

Look at Oregon in its "right to die" referendums - the courts have thrown out various attempts by the US government to overturn it through the back door (mostly by preventing doctors who participate access to prescription drugs - pretty much barring them from the profession.) Not all "red" or "blue" states think alike.

If you want Montana to overturn the gay marriage ban, show that Washington supports it - I'd be interested in how long the citizens would take to repeal it.