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weed is legal in Ohio now, but there will be a fight (monero.town)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/trees

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On November 7th Ohio voters passed a measure to legalize weed for adults, but in a show of stupifity and government over reach at least one fucker says the Ohio senate will overrule the will of the people if possible. Asshats.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Direct democracy for everything isn't a solution either. There're many complex problems where a short summary isn't enough to make an educated decision (just like voting).

Additionally, people often enough only read the headline and come to their conclusion. This would open up the door to even more populism, where the deliberately misinformed majority decides for all.

Not that I'm against more direct democracy, especially for laws where all people are directly and heavily affected (e.g. abortion).

Disclaimer: I'm not an US citizen, so voting is probably more fustrating for you with only two parties. It's already difficult enough to vote for a party with more options.