The War on Drugs is Over in Washington? 2.15.14
voter pamphlet photo before state press editors put their shears to it.
Open government and wide open safety net for those who are differently abled, diffabled, especially when it applies to designs for public facilities, like Jack Block Park has been done: http://arcwa.org/resources/John_Dickinson_D37_P1.pdf
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/endorsements-for-the-august-primary-election/Content?oid=20115881
Representative Position No. 1: Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sharon Tomiko Santos is the only legislator we met who refused to come back to Olympia to vote for the special-session Boeing deal, but other than that—and yeah, that's quite something given her colleagues—it's hard to get excited about the mostly bland record of this 15-year veteran legislator. But the two dudes running against Tomiko Santos are jokes: Daniel Bretzke opposes background checks for gun purchases (WTF?!), and John Dickinson wants to wear Google Glass to Olympia. Because: "When you think of 'transparency,' what word do you think of? Glass!" Seriously. Tomiko Santos, meanwhile, supports a graduated income tax for people and businesses, something our state needs so desperately that a single mention of it can bring the entire SECB to orgasm. VOTE TOMIKO SANTOS.
Representative Position No. 1: Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sharon Tomiko Santos is the only legislator we met who refused to come back to Olympia to vote for the special-session Boeing deal, but other than that—and yeah, that's quite something given her colleagues—it's hard to get excited about the mostly bland record of this 15-year veteran legislator. But the two dudes running against Tomiko Santos are jokes: Daniel Bretzke opposes background checks for gun purchases (WTF?!), and John Dickinson wants to wear Google Glass to Olympia. Because: "When you think of 'transparency,' what word do you think of? Glass!" Seriously. Tomiko Santos, meanwhile, supports a graduated income tax for people and businesses, something our state needs so desperately that a single mention of it can bring the entire SECB to orgasm. VOTE TOMIKO SANTOS.
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currently ... http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/06/27/who-thought-it-was-a-good-idea-to-wear-google-glass-to-a-stranger-endorsement-interview
Friday, June 27, 2014 News / Olympia Who Thought It Was a Good Idea to Wear Google Glass to a Stranger Endorsement Interview? Posted by Eli Sanders on Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 6:00 AM
Then we met Republican John Dickinson. "It's my fashion statement for accountability in state government," he told us. "I hope all elected officials will wear these during the times they are on our dimes." Really? An entire capitol building filled with lawmakers in Google Glass? "Because you can record all day long," Dickinson explained. "And it goes to the cloud." He promised this would expose the "backroom" Olympia, the "meet in the toilets and discuss" Olympia. "This is pure accountability here," he promised. We were skeptical, so Dickinson offered this thought experiment: "When you think of transparency what word do you think of?" His answer: "Glass!" Dickinson said he wasn't using the glasses during our meeting... Or maybe he was, just with one eye? (Also in this meeting: Daniel Bretzke, the other Republican in the race, said he's running to change state law so that Seattle can't cap the number of Uber and Lyft drivers, though he also said he'd never used Uber or Lyft. Meanwhile, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, the incumbent, said she'd support using a graduated state income tax to help get the billions of dollars the state supreme court says we need in order to start adequately funding basic education.) currently ... http://crosscut.com/media/static_file/2014/06/20/League_of_Women_Voters_Metropolitan_Parks_District_statement_1.pdf and http://www.king5.com/news/State-says-pot-sales-could-have-rocky-start-264055761.html |
PSA The war on drugs is over. Get the word out.
Tell your representatives that beginning with
cannabis, the failed drug war of the past forty
years is over.
The failed war on drugs is over, almost. World
leaders and private individuals are uniting to say
“the war is over, enough is enough”. Over a trillion
spent, millions of lives destroyed, have only
resulted in cheaper drugs, more powerful drugs,
and an increase in crime.
The few links below with their times noted,
explain how the billions that will be saved could
be spent. Please visit the two part interviews
with Eugene Jarecki, director, THE HOUSE I LIVE IN,
for a thoughtful discussion of the reasons the war must end. Watch the complete
movie with tissues as the director exposes the failures of this war with its economic and
racial implications.
Tell your representatives that beginning with
cannabis, the failed drug war of the past forty
years is over.
The failed war on drugs is over, almost. World
leaders and private individuals are uniting to say
“the war is over, enough is enough”. Over a trillion
spent, millions of lives destroyed, have only
resulted in cheaper drugs, more powerful drugs,
and an increase in crime.
The few links below with their times noted,
explain how the billions that will be saved could
be spent. Please visit the two part interviews
with Eugene Jarecki, director, THE HOUSE I LIVE IN,
for a thoughtful discussion of the reasons the war must end. Watch the complete
movie with tissues as the director exposes the failures of this war with its economic and
racial implications.
Part 1 00:06:35
Part 2 00:07:33
The past: John says hello and discusses piracy and politics live
on MSNBC, until the politics part. 00:06:10
John enters politics to STOP All Wars:
The war on drugs is nearly finished. Realities of
its costs are replacing the fears that have fostered
the war's continuance.
The war on the poor expands daily. See John's policies on
regressive taxation, IKEA houses in a box and the LoWay
location for them approved by Seattle City Council.
The war on pedestrians expands with daily reports of
tragedies on our streets and in our crosswalks. See John's
SIPP program, the Temporary Traffic Awareness Project, in
place and in evaluation this past year within the borders
of our 37th legislative district.
The war on education. See John's policies on education,
with totally new approaches. John recommends a paradigm
shift that focuses on Pre-K education using large steps,
not baby, and commitment to a fix.
The war on the nation's infrastructure. See John's
simple solutions.
The war on the amendments to our Constitution.
The war on accountability and transparency in our
government.
This is easy, the easiest war to end in the digital age. 00:01:50
Crises Epidemics exist only to sell press and tax.
ENERGY 00:01:15
DRUGS: John shows his commitment to end the war on drugs
by smoking medical cannabis several days after legalization
at the annual King County Organizing Committee Meeting to a
good round of applause.
King County Republican Annual Convention 00:14:00
EVERGREEN, the war is not over. The Washington State
Liquor Control Board has spent millions since the
peoples'Initiative 502 was passed with a large majority.
The liquor folks are making cannabis 900 more ways to be
illegal with rule changes. Democrats, mostly opposed to
legalization of a Schedule 1 narcotic, submitted bills
immediately seeking money for the children and police
in their districts. They didn't know or care that it
takes a super majority to destroy a peoples' initiative,
especially one that was so overwhelmingly passed by the
people.
Tell Sharon Tomiko Santos, co-sponsor of the Cody Bill,
written to destroy a legal cannabis infrastructure, that
Colorado used its existing cannabis industry to open
its doors to pot on January 1st, the first to the table.
Tell Sharon to listen to the will of the people "Leave
cannabis alone and her marijuana money will come.
Does Sharon tell the children in her district that while
she wants to continue the war on drugs, she wants to
make money from the sales of this particular Schedule 1
narcotic? Does she tell her voters their votes don't
matter?
EVERGREEN trailer 00:02:39
Sir Richard Branson’s Big Idea for 2013:
"End the War on Drugs"
His son's movie effort: BREAKING THE TABOO has nearly
one million supporters. Sign up and show your support to
end this war.
Make your own nine second video:
"I'm John Dickinson. We're breaking the taboo in Seattle."
Post on Vimeo or Youtube and send John the link.
BREAKING THE TABOO trailer 00:01:54
Find time to watch the entire movie with thoughtful
discussions between world leaders. 01:53:45
SignUp, be heard, show your support for the end of
the war here: Takes just 20 seconds to voice your opinion.
http://www.breakingthetaboo.info/mission_page.htm
Sir Richard Branson and many others are Breaking the Taboo. 00:00:21
We're Breaking the Taboo 00:00:20
Intelligence Squared: Time to end the War on Drugs
debate with world leaders. 02:09:55
King County Sheriff agrees with John that
"The war on drugs has failed." 00:03:55
Later Sheriff John Urquhart also gave powerful
testimony to Congress.
He makes one point very clear, "I will follows the woice of the voters."
Washington Liquor Control Board Forums: 00:02:37
Olympia #1-1 Forum 00:01:21
Olympia #1-2 Forum 00:03:18
Olympia #1-3 Forum 1:43
http://kuow.org/post/washington-officials-seek-public-input-marijuana
http://kuow.org/post/washington-pot-forum-draws-standing-room-crowd
00:02:27
http://www.king5.com/home/Inslee-Wash-to-keep-moving-forward-on-legal-pot-187997131.html
KOMONEWS 00:02:34
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Officials-discussing-states-marijuana-law-187913421.html
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/officials-discussing-washingtons-marijuana-law/nT4Mz/http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/officials-discussing-washingtons-marijuana-law/nT4Mz/
WA Liquor at Seattle
00:02:09
Liquor Forums Seattle Real Legalization part 1
00:00.51
Liquor Forums Seattle Real Legalization part 2
00:00.51
Liquor Forums Seattle Real Legalization part 3
00:00.49
Liquor Forums Seattle Real Legalization part 4
00:00.34
Liquor Forums Seattle Real Testimony
00:00.35
Liquor Forum, Seattle, Part 1 01:30:05
Frame time 00:26:05 metrics
" " 00:28:00 WA cannabis trade alliance Moraca kashnocoach
" " 00:30:47 Gary
" " John
Liquor Forum, Seattle Part two 65:40
Frame time 00:06:00 Dawn
" " 00"12:15 Melissa Heizan activist cannabis freedom march
" " 00:32:30 Tulalip
" " 65:42 no double tax on producer and processor if it the same person
62:20 John's rebuttal to attack on WA
fast forward to 48:00
Liquor Forum, Seattle, Part 2 01:05:42
http://www.king5.com/video?id=188626971&sec=548932&ref=rcvidmod
WA Liquor at Mt Vernon
Gary hits the local frontpage
http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/pot-forum-shows-support-for-small-growers-concern-about-taxes/article_41a67d97-948e-5a18-9b0a-a3fd91de9e3a.html
Gary puffs while John offers educational materials 00:11:09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9hOEL3q_G8
WA Liquor wants no part of drug education. "Impounds"
the drugs and gives them to Mt Vernon police. 00:0:58
The Tacoma hearing was a bit heated with John calling the Liquor Board
not trustworthy, lying, and deserving of a vote of no confidence. @ 3:50
http://archive.org/details/scm-223413-all-day-livewillpwilsonmediac
Washington Liquor Weed Forum, Bremerton, Gary 00:07:20
John 00:03:19
Very good news article.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/mar/07/crowd-seeks-answer-about-new-pot-landscape-in/#axzz2MyEop5q1
Kitsap Sun article with videos
http://www.kitsapsun.com/videos/detail/liquor-board-comes-to-bremerton-to-talk-cannabis and other videos
Gary 00:07:19 with Marie Claire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRBL4WkIQww
John
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http://cometlodgecemetery.blogspot.com