Colin Bonini’s Weed Legalization Petition is getting a lot of play in and out of Delaware
I heard about Colin Bonini’s weed legalization petition from a friend on the west coast.
“What are your thoughts on Senator Bonini?”
“I like his stand against civil asset forfeiture, but he is going to get crushed on election day. Why do you ask?”
“Because his weed legalization petition looks good. Too bad about the election.”
“Not really. Other than those two things he is a standard R. I wish the D in the race was for pot legalization and against civil asset forfeiture.”
“Bonini is the R?”
“Yep”
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His quote in the paper this morning (or perhaps it was yesterday) explains it a bit better. He said he was against legalization, but since the decriminalization passed he saw the writing on the wall.
So, he backed into it, but credit where it’s due. Fair enough. He is on the right side of this.
He still has a strange obsession on this “sanctuary city” thing. Typical coded boogey man shit.
Yeah. I can see that I’m going to have to stop calling it Bonini’s petition. But it is more Bonini’s than Carney’s.
He’s right about this one. “Decriminalization” is a good step for avoiding the ruinous effects of simple possession charges on the lives of people arrested for it, but it also maintains the entire criminal enterprise involved in production and distribution intact (if not increasing their market).
That ounce of marijuana for which someone is going to pay a civil fine of $100 did not magically drop into their hands from the sky.
Completely agree. They continue to have serious issues like this in the Netherlands as well. They call it the back door/front door problem. Amsterdam coffeeshops can have a kilo in house to sell retail out the front door, but the transaction to bring it into the shop wholesale through the back door is still technically illegal. Very dicey shitstem.
States like Colorado are actually better on this since it’s legal and monitored plant to pipe, but we have the issue of 1.) Federal DEA policy which is limiting the financial/banking support the businesses get, and 2.) you can’t sit in a Denver dispensary and have a cup of coffee and read some Spinoza while you burn one down. You have to go hide like a creep with the shades drawn. Dumb.
“but it also maintains the entire criminal enterprise involved in production and distribution intact (if not increasing their market).”
SO dont make it a criminal enterprise. Make it a legal one that is taxed and regulated.
If I thought he would really stand up to the police on forfeiture I’d vote for him. But he doesn’t have the guts or the determination to see that one through; he doesn’t have any support for it from the GA. It would be the same with weed.
Ultimately it is cracking down on the reading of Spinoza that is at the heart of cannabis prohibition.
And I agree with anonymous.these are low risk positions for Bonini to take because he knows there are so many gatekeepers.
There’s been a global conspiracy against Spinoza since 1656. The illuminati, Jewish merchants, etc. Scary stuff… đŸ™‚ (Some of this is actually true….)
It’s a crying shame he hasn’t backed down from Trump, the REAL litmus test required before voting any Republican candidate this year…
In fact if you are a Democrat in either the 1st or 8th Senatorial district, there is a compelling argument to vote for those two Republicans who bucked the trend of staying silent about Trump’s character…. (Ironically in both you will be voting for the better person as ranked by character, ideas, and world vision) If those two show more Republican votes in their districts than the state at large, it may send a signal to the Party to dick their Chairman and vote in someone different who wants to rebuild the party not on dickhead loyalities, but on plain common sense.
Back to Bonini… considering the wipeout, without the Trump albatross hanging from his neck, I’d almost want to vote for him due to the pro marijuana push. (Because really, what’s the point of voting for Carney?) But there is that trump card, and Bonini hasn’t played it…
Good points about Chapman and Spadola. If good behavior isn’t rewarded, why would you expect good behavior? That said, I think both are basic R’s (tax cuts = good, poor people = bad, etc) so I’d probably still vote to keep them from notching a win.
I had a conversation with someone that I consider to be very liberal about Sokola last night. The person pointed out that on virtually everything, Sokola is a reliable liberal. The one exception is education policy.
If you are going to vote against him for education policy, say that. But it would be helpful to find out where Chapman is on that issue (the website is murky). Otherwise, you’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
I agree. And, as I said, I’m fairly certain Chapman is a run of the mill R on any tax/revenue/spending issue, so let the Republicans in that district send a message about Trump. It runs contrary to our worldview, but eventually we have to let the Republicans handle their own business.
Agreed, LG. Sokola is the devil we know. I’d like to get him out of his Ed Committee chairmanship, but not at any cost.
A little help here — what’s the deal with Sokola? He didn’t used to be considered backwards on education policy.
Sokola and Chapman are going to debate on education policy, LG. They agreed to a forum hosted by the Friends of Christina School District 7PM Thursday, October 27th At Kirk Middle School
Bonini drafted and sponsored the model legislation for civil asset forfeiture reform, as in the legislation that the Institute for Justice recommends, because he knows it’s absolutely wrong to police for profit. Before you claim Bonini lacks the guts or determination, you need to take a look at the what profession a significant number of the general assembly have retired from, especially the D’s: COPS! It took guts to bring that legislation to the table. And while he may have backed into marijuana legalization, which is risky as an R, he recognizes that it is an opportunity to stimulate job growth for our state. And if you think this is just lip service, it has been put on record that he would co-sponsor the bill with Sen. Henry if he’s still a senator; just check the DE Cannabis bureau.
Argue all you like, legalization is coming and I don’t give a damn where from. All of us know that the day revenue rolls in the battle is lost for the social conservatives, even they know it. As for Civil Forfeiture it’s legalized theft and policing for profit, that it has gone on this far is as disgusting as Trump au natural. But at least the tide seems to be turning.