[From NORML's Deputy Director, Paul Armentano:]
Starting today, Change.org (not to be confused with the Obama administration’s website, Change.gov, which is also running a poll) has begun its final round of voting on public policy questions for the incoming administration.
As many of you know, our issue was the top vote getter in the preliminary voting, so there’s a very good chance that — with your help — we will finish #1.
And it is important that we do.
According to the website:
“The top 10 rated ideas from the final round will be presented to the Obama administration on January 16th at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, co-hosted by the Case Foundation. At the event we will also announce the launch of a national advocacy campaign behind each idea in collaboration with our nonprofit partners to turn each idea into actual policy.”
Change.org’s press conference will no doubt be covered by the mainstream media. Imagine the splash we will make when the public’s call to legalize marijuana is presented as the #1 idea for the new administration.
Well, we won’t have to imagine if you get out and vote!
Right now, the public’s call to “legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana” is the most popular issue on the website. (A related question asking Obama to “end the war on drugs” is #4.) However, several other important issues are just a few votes behind, so it is vital that those of you reading this post take the time to log on to the Ideas for Change website and vote to make cannabis legalization the #1 issue in America!
Voting ends at 5pm eastern time on Thursday, January 15.
Help us put the new administration and the national press on notice on January 16, 2008. Please forward this post to your friends and colleagues, and most of all: vote!
Or….
You could ask everyone you know for the permission to register them, if they agree with the cause. That we can win this with truthfulness and our heads held high. Just because the other side doesn’t play by the rules doesn’t mean we should do the same.
But that’s just my opinion.
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This blog says that Change.org does not check IPs when they register you to vote! That means that you can register yourself as several different people and commit voter fraud all over the place! Do it! We need the votes dammit! Lets see if they can pull the Press Club thing off and see what happens. GO VOTE! (several times)
Awesome! So far we are taking over the board! Woo hoo!
Way ahead of you. I’ve even taken the effort to ask my friends if they support the issue. If so, then I register them (with permission) to up the vote.
There are three marijuana questions there:
Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana
End the war on drugs
The War On Drugs has Failed- Decriminalize Marijuana
Vote them all up, let them know this is a big deal!!
YES! Everyone take a few seconds and vote! Also spread the word to all of your friends and get them to vote , too.
TOGETHER we can do this! Don’t wait for someone else to do it, take action NOW. ;)