Texas Republicans TURN ON Their Own Cities With Insane Legal Crackdown
December 6, 2024
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6:27Now PlayingTexas Republicans TURN ON Their Own Cities With Insane Legal Crackdown
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as posted by the channelTexas Republicans are proving they aim to use state power to crack down on the will of the people through local government as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a lawsuit to overturn voter decision on marijuana decriminalization, adding Dallas to the list of Texas cities getting sued by those in top control. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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"Last month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the decriminalization of the possession of cannabis in the city of Dallas, where 67% voters approved Proposition R, a city charter amendment that prohibits the city’s police department from making arrests or issuing citations for cannabis possession of four ounces or less. It’s the sixth city Paxton has sued over decriminalization measures, including Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and San Marcos. His office argues that such local measures conflict with state laws that criminalize cannabis. It’s also the latest example of a budding trend in Texas, where Republicans are using state power to crack down on local government, or the will of voters, in an ironic reversal for the body long known as the “party of local control.”
Currently, the non-medical use of cannabis is legalized in 24 states and decriminalized in seven states across the nation. Dallas is seeking to join those states in the decriminalization of a plant that a May study found more Americans smoke daily than drink alcohol. Advocates for cannabis decriminalization argue it’s a safer substance than booze, and the American Civil Liberties Union says the enforcement of criminalization disproportionately impacts the poor and people of color."
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