Seems the little tin pot dictators of Missoula County have taken it upon themselves to "amend" an initiative voted in by 55% of the population, because they think the voters didn't understand it.
Holy Fuck.
Missoula County commissioners voted Wednesday to narrow the scope of a ballot initiative that deprioritizes adult marijuana crimes, despite the unwieldy presence of community members who opposed any changes.
The countywide measure, dubbed Initiative 2, was approved by 55 percent of Missoula's electorate in the November election, and calls on authorities to make all adult marijuana crimes a lowest law-enforcement priority, including felony possession, growing and selling.
Until now.
Following Wednesday's public hearing, which drew opposition from almost 30 residents and attracted an overflow audience more than twice that size, the commissioners approved the amendments in a 2-1 majority vote.
The commissioners scheduled the public hearing in response to a contentious proposal by County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg, who urged the commissioners to amend Initiative 2 so it excludes felony amounts of marijuana, arguing that voters didn't realize the full range of the measure when they supported it...
...But perhaps what roiled Wednesday's attendants the most was Van Valkenburg's assertion that “a gut feeling” led him to believe Missoula's electorate misinterpreted the ballot language.
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Yeah. Most of us are pretty pissed about it. ... a majority, in fact.
...the same majority that read the effing ballot and VOTED.
...so much for democracy in the new Amerikkka.
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