Change, it's inevitable

[ProSense]

A few reference points: In April, Obama lifted restrictions on travel and remittances by Cuban-Americans. Last month, the Justice Department announced that it would no longer prosecute cases involving medical marijuana in the 14 states where it is now permitted. Same-sex marriages are recognized in six states and counting. In a larger frame, loosening restrictions and lax enforcement reflect evolving social norms. Since Bush left office, American tourists no longer worry about being prosecuted for visiting Havana without a Treasury license. Gay unions have been celebrated on the New York Times "Weddings" page since 2002. And have you been to Los Angeles recently? You need only tell an on-site doctor at a cheerful, walk-in pot emporium that you've been suffering from anxiety to walk out with a perfectly legal bag of Captain Kush.

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[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Now, if we could fly without taking off our shoes, or putting bottles in little baggies -

that would be some additional change I could believe in!

[ProSense]

3. Oh, I forgot.

My bad. That should have been addressed first.

[dsc]

2. actually it is five states, not six

we just lost Maine. And those marriages are not worth the paper the licence is printed on federally and there is no sign whatsoever that is going to change in the short or mid term future.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Unrecs, of course... People must hate the change.

lol.

Recommended.

[ProSense]

5. Amazing isn't it?

If it's positive, it sucks.

[HughMoran]

6. It actually doesn't matter what the topic is. A select list of people get unrecs just for posting

I could list those who choose to support Obama and do an analysis to show that everything they post is automatically unrec'd by several posters here. It's not proper to use specific IDs, but we all know it happens and there's not a thing to do about it.

[ProSense]

7. Doesn't matter. n/t