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Question 9 Supporters Demand Neal Apology
Posted by CN Staff on October 08, 2002 at 08:47:18 PT
By Ed Vogel, Review-Journal Capital Bureau 
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani demanded Monday that Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas, and a deputy district attorney apologize for saying the drive to legalize marijuana in Nevada is financed by an investor with ties to the South American drug cartel. Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas, said Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement has never accepted and never will accept money from drug cartels. The group is pushing for passage of Question 9, which would amend the state constitution and allow adult Nevadans to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana. 
Giunchigliani authored the bill last year that reduced the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana to a misdemeanor punishable by a $600 fine. Her bill also put into place the system under which people can grow marijuana for medicinal purposes. At a Friday meeting of the state Board of Health, Clark County Deputy District Attorney Gary Booker said the drug cartel has financed the movement to legalize pot in Nevada. He based his comments on research done by Neal, the Democratic candidate for governor. Neal said Excellent Intelligence Review, a publication owned by Lyndon LaRouche, reported that billionaire investor George Soros has financed the Medical Marijuana Project, parent organization of Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement. LaRouche also said Soros was financing movements in South America that helped drug lords. "Gary Booker and Joe Neal are taking the word of a criminal who says President George W. Bush is insane and who claims that Queen Elizabeth was behind the Oklahoma City bombing," said Giunchigliani, chairwoman of the campaign to pass Question 9. LaRouche said in a news release last week that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney "by their pattern of bizarre behavior" have shown themselves to be insane. He contended their moves to launch a "war of aggression" with Iraq violate the constitution, international law and the United Nations charter. Giunchigliani said LaRouche once hired a Ku Klux Klan member to provide intelligence to his organization. Neal refused Monday to offer any apology to Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement. Booker did not return a telephone call seeking comment. The Executive Intelligence Review " is a credible source," Neal said. "Let them sue the ERI. The ERI stands behind their publications. I trust their information." From his dealings with the LaRouche organization, Neal said, he knows LaRouche is not a racist or anti-Semitic. Neal, who is the Democratic nominee for governor, is black. LaRouche is a Democratic candidate for president in 2004. He spent five years in prison for fund-raising violations. He has been a candidate for president in every election since 1976. Billy Rogers, leader of Nevada for Responsible Law Enforcement, said Neal and Rogers should be ashamed for using comments from LaRouche to back their viewpoints. "It is beyond belief that Question 9 opponents would stand with a convicted felon who relied on a member of the KKK and who said Queen Elizabeth is a terrorist," he said. "You have people abusing the power of their offices to put out bald-faced lies about our campaign." In response, The Executive Intelligence Review in a statement said Rogers's "kind of aberrant mental behavior" is what one expects form a "habitual marijuana user." Rogers has stated in previous stories that he does not smoke marijuana and has not used the drug for more than 15 years. "More than 4,000 Nevadans, including state Assembly members, retired police officers and doctors, have publicly endorsed Question 9 because they support protecting responsible adults in the privacy of a home or under the care of a doctor," Giunchigliani said. "Nevadans are turning their backs on the opposition's campaign of lies." The state Board of Health voted unanimously Friday to oppose passage of Question 9. Dr. Joey Villaflor, chairman of the board, said he was concerned that more children would acquire marijuana if the ballot proposition passes.Note: Senator linked marijuana proposal, drug cartel. Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)Author: Ed Vogel, Review-Journal Capital Bureau Published: Tuesday, October 08, 2002Copyright: 2002 Las Vegas Review-JournalContact: letters lvrj.comWebsite: http://www.lvrj.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:NRLEhttp://www.nrle.org/Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/Cartelling The Truth http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14383.shtmlDA's Drug Cartel Remark Angers Initiative Officialhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14379.shtmlHealth Board Opposes Ballot Question http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14362.shtml
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Comment #10 posted by knox42897 on October 09, 2002 at 18:56:50 PT:
PROTEST RALLY TOMORROW
Who:      NRLE, the campaign to pass Question 9What:     A rally to support Question 9. Assemblywoman Chris Giunchiliangi will             
          be tapping a segment opposite the Federal Drug Czar on John 
          Ralston's show, "day one" on channel 8.When:     THURSDAY, October 10, 2002. 11:00 a.m. PRESS EVENT.
          Supporters please arrive by 10:15 a.m.Where:    Near the Channel 8 Studios. 3228 Channel 8 Drive, the cross streets 
          are paradise and convention center drive. We will meet outside the 
          parking garage and assemble on the sidewalk near the studios. We will 
          validate your parking ticket.Why:      To show our support for Question 9 and courageous spokespeople like 
          Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani. Nevadans DON'T appreciate the 
          Federal Government coming into our state and telling us how to vote on 
          Question 9. This is YOUR chance to be part of this historic effort. Look 
          professional-- the dress is business casual. We will have signs on hand 
          for supports to wave.
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on October 09, 2002 at 07:18:50 PT
Check Out This Political Cartoon from LVRJ
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Oct-09-Wed-2002/photos/opinion.gif
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Comment #8 posted by canaman on October 08, 2002 at 18:27:38 PT
mayan
You forgot the fourth and best phase...WE WIN!!! 
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Comment #7 posted by CorvallisEric on October 08, 2002 at 15:02:46 PT
mayan
I really like the Ghandi quote. Looks like we are seriously entering the third and final phase.
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Comment #6 posted by mayan on October 08, 2002 at 13:18:54 PT
DESPERATION!!!
Oh,my!!! These antis must be so amazingly desperate!!! I just hope they keep on with the lies...victory for Question 9 will surely ensue! Hee-Hee!!!"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Ghandi
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Comment #5 posted by knox42897 on October 08, 2002 at 10:45:48 PT:
area code is 702
the number to the Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement is (702) 253-9511 ask for Sarah or Lydia.
Remember this is a war. Volunteer any time you have and let's defeat these nazi's once and for all. 
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Comment #4 posted by malleus on October 08, 2002 at 10:32:02 PT
The prohibs have handed us victory
If we are smart enough to not let this go.An old saying: you are known by the company you keep. The prohibs in Nevada are consorting with Mr. Perennial Loser LaRouche.We have to be like bulldogs, locking on and not letting go. Every time they open their mouths, remind the public of who they are associating with. Most especially, where they get their 'intelligence' from. Oh, Lord, this is RICH!!!!!!!!I mean, really, they depend upon a NUT CASE for their 'intelligence'? If they actually had some intelligence, they would never even have admitted where they were getting this nonsense from. 'Intelligence' - from a man who said in the 1990 election that George H. W. Bush was both a Communist agent and an agent of Queen Elisabeth II? Would you ask advice from someone who said the things he has? Publicly? Loopy isn't a serious enough accusation to hurl at such people who associate with off the wall types like LaRouche.Every time I go to the DEAWatch site, they call us reformers 'whacky legalizers'. Perhaps we should start calling the prohibs whacky LaRouchies? 
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Comment #3 posted by canaman on October 08, 2002 at 09:45:08 PT
Pierre
What's your area code?Related: The czar needs to take a break...maybe a side trip.
http://www.rimworld.com/balls/guru.html or 
http://www.nevadatravel.net/features/doobieroad.htmlFree your mind John your body will follow.
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Comment #2 posted by Knox42897 on October 08, 2002 at 09:35:33 PT
Volunteering   NRLE
NRLE needs volunteers. 7 days a week for 3 to 4 hour shifts to help do phone polling and put together yard signs. Please call 253-9511 ask for Sarah or Lydia and tell them Pierre sent ya. We need to your help!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment #1 posted by canaman on October 08, 2002 at 09:15:16 PT
Enter Lyndon LaRouche...stage left...
Talk about your soap operas. Remember Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman? This whole scene is becoming almost as bizarre! I mean quoting Lyndon LaRouche? How desperate is that? Next they will be out at area 51 or highway 50 (the loneliest road in America) looking for the alien drug connection!End the War on Americans....Give Peace a Chance!http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/attractions/hwy_50.htm
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