Texas Congressman Lamar Smith wants to outlaw 'talking' about drugs

District 21 Texas Congressman, Lamar Smith, wants to make a name for himself (after being relatively quiet amid his Republican co-horts), by introducing a bill in the House that would make it illegal to talk about or plan the use of illegal substances, even if the usage were to occur in another country where usage is legal!

This smacks of McCarthyism! Since when is it illegal to talk about drugs?  If such an idiotic bill actually stood a hope in hell of passing both houses AND the president's desk successfully into law, would that mean I could no longer say the word "Doobie" out loud without fear of some hidden squad of secret narco police jumping out of the bushes and arresting me?

What kind of ridiculous piece of shit legislation is this? 

“Under this bill, if a young couple plans a wedding in Amsterdam, and as part of the wedding, they plan to buy the bridal party some marijuana, they would be subject to prosecution,” Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance, which advocates for reforming U.S. drug laws, told the Huffington Post. “The strange thing is that the purchase of and smoking the marijuana while you’re there wouldn’t be illegal. But this law would make planning the wedding from the U.S. a federal crime.” (allgov.com)


Not surprisingly, this bill passed the House Judiciary Committee (Republican controlled).  Surprisingly, this bill is co-sponsored by a California Democrat, Adam Schiff [D-CA29]. 


The current status of this bill is as follows: 

Status:

	Introduced	Jan 18, 2011
	Referred to Committee	View Committee Assignments
	Reported by Committee	Oct 6, 2011
	House Vote	...
	Senate Vote	...
	Signed by President	...

Our government spends billions each year trying to fight the importation of illegal drugs, (and the selling of illegal drugs grown inside the U.S.).  Half that money could be saved if they'd just legalize marijuana, which is no better and no worse than smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol.  I might get arrested for saying that if Smith gets his way.

Funny how congress is spending its time trying to come up with ways to further strip Americans of their rights (I'm referring to Freedom of Speech, where discussing drug use is still legal), instead of focusing all their attention on solving the problems of this downed economy.  Could they possibly waste any more time?  They already want to eliminate the department of education, take away Social Security and health care, dismantle the EPA, repeal the repeal on DADT, and more backwards, unacceptable crap. 

The GOP have become an enemy of the American people and their way of life.  To continue to allow any of these regressives to hold office is to allow them to strip Americans of all rights.  This is what people voted into the House in 2010. 

There's but one chance to correct that colossal mistake in 2012.  If not, then don't say I didn't warn you when they come and take your pot plant away....which will eventually lead to the outlawing of your cigarettes, alcohol (regressive prohibition), and soon, your Beyer Aspirin (the only 'health care' you'd have left by the time Republicans took away all health care except for the ridiculously expensive variety only the top 2% would be able to afford by then). 

District 21 in Texas.  Wake up! It's time to vote the long-standing Congressman Smith into retirement. His generation of ideas don't fit in with this generation's needs.