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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Debbie Wasserman Schultz blocked a resolution at the DNC. for the.Iran deal [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,112 posts)3. She is also a Congresswoman representing Florida's 23rd Congressional District
as such she also opposes easing travel restrictions to Cuba.
P.S. She also opposed a medical Marijuana Amendment in Florida despite a majority of Florida residents support.
Wasserman Schultz vigorously opposed a 2014 medical marijuana amendment in Florida that narrowly failed to reach the 60% of votes in favour needed to amend the Constitution of Florida. She angered medical marijuana activists and major Democratic donors over this and her comparisons of medical marijuana dispensaries to "pill mills", which over-prescribe and over-dispense painkillers to patients with dubious symptoms.[26] After Wasserman Schultz expressed interest in running for the United States Senate in the 2016 elections, medical marijuana activists vowed to thwart her ambitions. Attorney and donor John Morgan said that her position on medical marijuana "disqualifies her from the [Democratic Senate] nomination... Her position denies terminally ill and chronically ill people compassion."[26]
In response, in February 2015, Wasserman Schultz's staff emailed Morgan, offering for to change her position on medical marijuana if Morgan would stop criticising her. Morgan declined her offer and released the emails to Politico, calling her a "bully".[27] Wasserman Schultz at first declined to comment,[27] then denied that her office had even sent the emails.[28] Morgan responded: "What Debbie leaves out in her pushback was the crystal clear message that her potential support of the new amendment [that has been proposed for the ballot in 2016] was predicated upon me withdrawing my comments to Politico. I don't know how to view that as anything but an offer of a quid pro quo."[28]
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz blocked a resolution at the DNC. for the.Iran deal [View all]
bigdarryl
Aug 2015
OP
She is also a Congresswoman representing Florida's 23rd Congressional District
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#3
Yep. She's special and not in a good way. No love for her in the AA community.
underthematrix
Aug 2015
#18
"However, they went around her. James Zogby, co-chair of the Resolutions Committee, led a move to
Cha
Aug 2015
#19
No, that's ridiculous.. Hillary is for the Iran Deal.. she supports Obama on this.. DWS seems to
Cha
Aug 2015
#23