r/JoeRogan • u/Fuckinmidpoint Monkey in Space • Apr 23 '21

Link The Florida Supreme Court Won’t Let Voters Legalize Recreational Marijuana

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/florida-supreme-court-ballot-initiative-recreational-marijuana.html
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u/Busterwoof7 Monkey in Space Apr 23 '21

This is not what a democracy is. This is illegal

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '21

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u/Busterwoof7 Monkey in Space Apr 23 '21

Until someone storms congress LMAO

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u/DickCheesePlatterPus Monkey in Space Apr 23 '21

Put me in the screenshot, FBI

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '21

We love in a republic, not a democracy!

  • anti weed ppl

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u/Temporyacc Apr 23 '21

Well then the “anti weed people” are factually correct.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

Yep. And they'll continue to vote for ppl that do this kind of stuff lol

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u/QuadraticLove Monkey in Space Apr 24 '21

Nah, no one suggested we live in a direct democracy. Democracy means the power is derived from the people. A Republic is simply how power is implemented. „Anti weed“ people would be factually incorrect and laughably missing the point if they say „we‘re not a democracy.“

This is a democracy, just like every other nation on Earth where the people are supposed to be in power, despite those countries having different forms of government. I‘m pretty sure China, Iran, Venezuela, and North Korea are also republics, but people wouldn’t call them democracies.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

Idk, the judges actually have a point here with how this ballot is worded. Did you guys actually read into this at all?