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jason chaffets from utah and the mayor of dc sent a letter saying they are investigating your recent assertion that s in your opinion initiative 71 will take effect. saying we strongly suggest you reconsider your position. and then look at this. they demanded that mayor hand over to congress a list of any employees that took part in this initiative. they want the name time used, salary. in case it s not clear this was a threat against the mayor and other employees of dc city
this is an issue where some people feel very strongly at the congress and they re speaking loudly. our residents also spoke loud and clear last november when seven out of ten of them went to the polls to vote to approve legalization of small amounts of marijuana in washington dc by use for adults in their homes. i m the mayor of the district of columbia, i was elected, and my job is to implement the people s law. if members of congress that are so excited and head up about this issue and are being so confrontational about this issue, if they decide they will not put you in jail, but they want to do everything possible to try to stop the city and stop you from going ahead with this, what other options do they have. what is at risk for you and dc?
selling, not permits, public con consumption consumption, not permitted public housing, not permitting, no one under 21 can do anything but as long as you home grow and you only give it away for free, you can possess up to two ounces and you can get baked at home in your private residence as long as that is not in public housing or anywhere else that your landlord won t allow you to do it. limited in scope, but it is a change. and dc s spunky new mayor did this press availability to announce what happened to announce the rules, that it was going into effect at midnight last night to explain listen i m at mayor of the city. this is what the voter initiative means. she did that press availability and the republicans in congress freaked out.
he just tells reporters that people think we re crazy. this is like living in the world of the crazy people. mark kurt was even more blunt. he is frustrated with republicans in the house who he thinks want to let homeland security shut down. he says we really, as a governing party, we got to fund homeland security and say to the house, here is a straw so you can suck it up. on the other side, there is republican congressman john fleming saying if they keep homeland security running, keep it open, the conservative base would be running. it would put congress in very, very delicate territory. matt salmon says if john boehner acts to shut it down, he will find himself on, quote, very