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miker
Member since Jun 17, 2015
Recent Comments
Re: “Vermont's Prison Chief Says It's Time to Decriminalize Drug Possession”
Commissioner Pallito speaks as an adult human being on behalf of other adults. He is right. Government and law enforcement officials in this current system treat people as if they were children or dangerous and heap shame and punishment on people who are just trying to live and cope and manage stuff in a crappy ass world where many jerks and trolls have their way. These people are not and should not be treated as criminals and stigmatized for life. This is not how a just and adult society behaves. Our system relies on fear, excessive authority, and punishing people. It's callous and lazy and evil.
M. Rake
Posted by
miker
on 06/17/2015 at 10:37 AM
Re: “Lieutenant Gubernatorial Race Could Reshape Vermont Senate”
Peter Welch is not going to run for Governor of VT. He may see an advantage in letting all these would be's go for it by exploiting the rumor he may run so they will jump in. Peter knows he can nab a U.S. Senate seat in a few short years and is working in crucial committees in Congress now. It's simple, and it means he will have plenty of campaign cash when that time comes.