US Open Government Initiative Enters Phase Three 572
circletimessquare writes "The Obama administration opened a discussion forum in January of this year which has become an electronic suggestion box. It is now entering stage three, following brainstorm and discussion phases: the draft phase, in which the top subject matter is codified into suggestions for the government. 'Ultimately, the visitors advanced more than 3,900 ideas, which in turn spawned 11,000 comments that received 210,000 thumb votes. The result? Three of the top 10 most popular ideas called for legalizing marijuana, and two featured conspiracy theories about Mr. Obama's true place of birth.'"
Re:Lol Democracy (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Lol Democracy (Score:3, Funny)
...and right back in to another one.
Welcome to the internet, Mr. President. (Score:4, Funny)
I think I see a flaw in your cunning plan, Mr. President: The people who voted for you are also online. And dear god, are they stupid. Don't feel bad though; The ones that voted for the other guy aren't any smarter. -_- But then, what did you really expect? Given a choice between democracy and educated civil discourse, or a large smack of porn and screaming matches, 9 out of 10 internet users prefer the latter. And the 10th one was a cat walking over the keyboard.
Re:Behold, the power of Net (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A real example of average american mentality. (Score:5, Funny)
Not really at all. (Score:3, Funny)
Seriously, from all the important topics available for discussion, they care with marijuana legalization and President's birth place?
Of all the important topics available for discussion, yes, the internet users who happened to hear about this and cared enough did choose those. The only people who still care about Obama's place of birth congregate online. This is not a good example of american mentality, unless you define american mentality as what you run into in the dark corners of the net.
I have a few guesses at some of the other items that were high on the list
-What's at area 51 really?
-Who shot JFK really?
-Did we actually land on the moon?
None of which are concerns for most americans.
I'm sure most people don't know that marijuana is the most common cause of acute psychosis in adolescents.
I'm sure I don't care, and I'm also sure that even though I have no desire to see it legalized, that's a terrible reason to keep it illegal for everyone who is not an adolescent.
Re:Behold, the power of Net (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Legalize it? (Score:2, Funny)
>Effective and potent diy marijuana pill kit: http://www.cannapill.com/ [cannapill.com]
That's a LOVELY wiki you have there...
Re:Really?? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Legalize it? (Score:5, Funny)
You're right. I'd never go to a place that was weed-tolerant. Places like Amsterdam, BC, and Portugal are like warzones.
Re:A real example of average american mentality. (Score:5, Funny)
So he was right, plain old text or pot for short.
Re:Lol Democracy (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Legalize it? (Score:5, Funny)
Try not to make it so logical.
Illegal drugs are made by TERRORISTS and ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. They are often sold, on the street, by STREET GANGS. By REGULATING the trade of these substances, we TAKE JOBS AWAY from HARD WORKING AMERICANS, and LET THE BAD GUYS WIN.
The cost of preventing illegal drug imports, and the lost revenue from the taxes that could be applied to these if they were legal leads to HIGHER TAXES, and LESS MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
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Re:Legalize it? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Behold, the power of Net (Score:3, Funny)
Let me guess. You are not one of those that scores high in anything?
At least he can be a cop...